Acts 9:36-43

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³⁶ In the city of Joppa there was a woman named Dorcas (“Gazelle”), a believer who was always doing kind things for others, especially for the poor. ³⁷ About this time she became ill and died. Her friends prepared her for burial and laid her in an upstairs room. ³⁸ But when they learned that Peter was nearby at Lydda, they sent two men to beg him to return with them to Joppa. ³⁹ This he did; as soon as he arrived, they took him upstairs where Dorcas lay. The room was filled with weeping widows who were showing one another the coats and other garments Dorcas had made for them. ⁴⁰ But Peter asked them all to leave the room; then he knelt and prayed. Turning to the body he said, “Get up, Dorcas,”^[a] and she opened her eyes! And when she saw Peter, she sat up! ⁴¹ He gave her his hand and helped her up and called in the believers and widows, presenting her to them.

⁴² The news raced through the town, and many believed in the Lord. ⁴³ And Peter stayed a long time in Joppa, living with Simon, the tanner.