Acts 9:32-42

Acts 9

Peter Heals Aeneas and Raises Tabitha From the Dead

³² As Peter went around from place to place, he also went down to the saints who lived in Lydda. ³³ There he found a paralyzed man named Aeneas, who had been lying on a mat for eight years. ³⁴ Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and take care of your mat!” Immediately, he got up. ³⁵ All those who lived at Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.

³⁶ In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. ^[1] She was always doing good deeds and acts of charity. ³⁷ At that time she became sick and died. After they had washed her, they laid her in an upstairs room. ³⁸ Since Lydda is near Joppa, when the disciples heard that Peter was there, they sent two men to him, who urged him, “Come to us without delay!”

³⁹ Peter got up and went with them. When he arrived, they led him to the room upstairs. All the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing him the robes and clothing that Dorcas made while she was still with them.

⁴⁰ After Peter sent them all outside, he got down on his knees and prayed. Then he turned toward the body and said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter, she sat up. ⁴¹ He gave her his hand and helped her stand up. After he called the saints and the widows, he presented her to them alive.

⁴² This became known all over Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.