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

He gave her his hand and helped her get up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her alive.

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

O daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet as well as jewelry, who put gold jewelry on your clothes.

The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the reputation of the wicked will rot.

Now we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest who have no hope.

And shewing

Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which in translation means Dorcas). She was continually doing good deeds and acts of charity.

By all these things, I have shown you that by working in this way we must help the weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus that he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

If I have seen anyone about to perish for lack of clothing, or a poor man without a coat,

Charm is deceitful and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord will be praised.

I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.'

For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me!

She did what she could. She anointed my body beforehand for burial.

For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me!"

For if the eagerness is present, the gift itself is acceptable according to whatever one has, not according to what he does not have.

The one who steals must steal no longer; rather he must labor, doing good with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with the one who has need.

because we recall in the presence of our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacks daily food,

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

While

Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, because there is neither work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave, the place where you will eventually go.

Jesus answered, "You unbelieving and perverse generation! How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I endure you? Bring him here to me."

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

When I was with them I kept them safe and watched over them in your name that you have given me. Not one of them was lost except the one destined for destruction, so that the scripture could be fulfilled.

General references

Every woman who was skilled spun with her hands and brought what she had spun, blue, purple, or scarlet yarn, or fine linen,

If I have seen anyone about to perish for lack of clothing, or a poor man without a coat,