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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary

Acts 9:41

The saints and widows; such who had sent for him, and now were gathered together to see what effects his prayers might have. Presented her alive, and in perfect health, as all were that were miraculously cured; for the Lord's works are perfect, Deuteronomy 32:4.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Acts 9:41. _SAINTS AND WIDOWS_] In primitive times the _widows_ formed a distinct part of the Christian Church....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    SURRENDER (Acts 9:1-9)...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    LIFTED HER UP. Literally caused her to rise up. Greek. _anistemi,_ as above, Acts 9:40. WHEN HE HAD. having....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _when he had called the saints and widows_ These words make it evident that the petition sent to Peter had been the supplication of the whole Christian Church of Joppa, "Come on unto us and help us....

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ΦΩΝΉΣΑΣ ΔῈ ΤΟῪΣ ἉΓΊΟΥΣ ΚΑῚ ΤᾺΣ ΧΉΡΑΣ, _and when he had called the saints and widows_. These words make it evident that the petition sent to Peter had been the supplication of the whole Christian Churc...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    DORCAS RAISED TO LIFE. PETER’S STAY AT JOPPA...

  • Charles Box Commentaries

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  • Charles Rose Commentaries

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Combined Bible Commentary

    See notes on verse 36...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    _Tabitha raised from the dead_....

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

    A work and a workman of another character begin now to dawn upon the scene. We have seen the inveterate opposition of the heads of Israel to the testimony of the Holy Ghost, their obstinacy in repelli...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND HE GAVE HER HIS HAND, AND LIFT HER UP,.... Off of the bed or bier where she was: AND WHEN HE HAD CALLED THE SAINTS AND WIDOWS; the disciples, brethren and sisters, who were come together on this...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    AND HE GAVE HER HIS HAND, AND LIFTED HER UP, AND, WHEN HE HAD CALLED THE SAINTS AND WIDOWS, PRESENTED HER ALIVE....

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    Philip the evangelist is now put in the background, as the Spirit of God begins a work of another kind, using a most unexpected workman. Saul was filled with strongest animosity toward the disciples,...

  • Manly Luscombe Commentary on New Testament

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  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

    "And he gave her his hand, and raised her up; and calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive" Consider the restraint of the Biblical writers. How much more could have been written!...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 9:41 The Greek verb for RAISED HER UP is the same word used throughout the NT for Jesus’ resurrection. ⇐...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

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