And they prayed, and said, Thou Lord, knower of the hearts of all, shew which one of these two thou hast chosen,

And Peter answered her, Tell me if ye gave the estate for so much? And she said, Yes, for so much.

And she fell down immediately at his feet and expired. And when the young men came in they found her dead; and, having carried her out, they buried her by her husband.

and said to him, Go out of thy land and out of thy kindred, and come into the land which I will shew thee.

for I will shew to him how much he must suffer for my name.

And in Joppa there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, which being interpreted means Dorcas. She was full of good works and alms-deeds which she did.

And it came to pass in those days that she grew sick and died; and, having washed her, they put her in the upper room.

And Peter rising up went with them, whom, when arrived, they brought up into the upper chamber; and all the widows stood by him weeping and shewing him the body-coats and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

But Peter, putting them all out, and kneeling down, prayed. And, turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes, and, seeing Peter, sat up.

And they said to her, Thou art mad. But she maintained that it was so. And they said, It is his angel.

And when she had been baptised and her house, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and abide there. And she constrained us.

She, having followed Paul and us, cried saying, These men are bondmen of the Most High God, who announce to you the way of salvation.

And this she did many days. And Paul, being distressed, turned, and said to the spirit, I enjoin thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out the same hour.

and when the blood of thy witness Stephen was shed, I also myself was standing by and consenting, and kept the clothes of them who killed him.