Acts 9:39

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.

And all

1 Thessalonians 4:13

And shewing

While

General references

Exodus 35:25

Job 31:19

Bible References

And all

And he gave her [his] hand [and] raised her up. And he called the saints and the widows [and] presented her alive.

And devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him.

O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, the one who clothed you with crimson, the one who {adorned your clothing with golden ornaments}.

The memory of righteousness [is] like a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.

Now we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you will not grieve as also the rest, who have no hope.

And shewing

Now in Joppa there was a certain female disciple {named} Tabitha (which translated means "Dorcas"). She was full of good deeds and charitable giving which she was constantly doing.

I have shown you [with respect to] all [things] that [by] working hard in this way it is necessary to help those who are in need, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus that he himself said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive."

if I have seen [the one who] perishes because of no clothing or [that] there is no covering for the poor,

Charm [is] deceit and beauty [is] vain; [but] a woman who fears Yahweh shall be praised.

I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you cared for me, I was in prison and you came to me.'

For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.

She has done what she could; {she has anointed my body beforehand} for burial.

For you have the poor with you always, but you do not always have me."

For if the eagerness is present {according to what one has}, [it is] acceptable not {according to what one does not have}.

The one who steals must steal no longer, but instead must labor, working with his own hands [what is] good, so that he may have [something] to share with the one who has need.

[because we] remember your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father,

If a brother or a sister is poorly clothed and lacking food for the day,

Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.

While

Whatever your hand finds to do--do [it] with [all] your might; for in Sheol--where you are going--no one works, plans, knows, or thinks about anything.

And Jesus answered [and] said, "O unbelieving and perverse generation! {How long} will I be with you? {How long} must I put up with you? Bring him here to me!"

And he said to them, "These [are] my words that I spoke to you [while I] was still with you, that everything that is written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled."

When I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you have given to me, and guarded [them], and none of them has perished except the son of destruction, in order that the scripture would be fulfilled.

General references

And every woman [who was] skilled of heart with her hands they spun, and they brought yarn--the blue and the purple, the crimson and the fine linen.

if I have seen [the one who] perishes because of no clothing or [that] there is no covering for the poor,