Hechos 9:39

39 Así que Pedro regresó con ellos y, tan pronto como llegó, lo llevaron al cuarto de la planta alta. El cuarto estaba lleno de viudas que lloraban y le mostraban a Pedro las túnicas y demás ropa que Dorcas les había hecho.

Hechos 9:39 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 9:39

Then Peter arose and went with them
After the messengers had delivered their message, and made their request to Peter in the name of the brethren, he at once agreed to go with them, and accordingly did; whether he went to restore Dorcas to life, whose death the messengers had informed him of, and whether this was the view of the brethren with respect to that, is not certain. However, he might go with them on other accounts, as to comfort them under the loss of so valuable and useful a person, and to strengthen and establish them in the faith, and to exhort and animate them to the discharge of their duty.

When he was come;
that is, to Joppa, and to Dorcas's house there:

they brought him into the upper chamber;
where the corpse of Dorcas lay:

and all the widows stood by him weeping;
these were poor widows, to whom Dorcas had been very liberal and beneficent, who stood about the apostle lamenting the death of their benefactress, and by their tears expressing their desire of her return to life, if it could be:

and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made while she was
with them;
the Vulgate, Latin, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions read, "which Dorcas made for them"; and the Syriac version renders it, "which Tabitha gave unto them, while she was alive"; which last clause aptly explains, "while she was with them"; for now she was not, with respect to her better part, her immortal soul: the coats and garments were the inner and upper ones, wore in these countries; and it seems that she did not buy these garments, and give them unto them, but that she made them up herself for them, or at least wrought with them in making of them; which shows her diligence and industry, as also her humility, as well as her beneficence: and these the widows produced, and are shown as proofs of the same; which was expressive of gratitude in them, and was done with a design to move Peter to be concerned for restoring so useful a life.

Hechos 9:39 In-Context

37 En esos días, se enfermó y murió. Lavaron el cuerpo para el entierro y lo pusieron en un cuarto de la planta alta;

38 pero los creyentes habían oído que Pedro estaba cerca, en Lida, entonces mandaron a dos hombres a suplicarle: «Por favor, ¡ven tan pronto como puedas!».

39 Así que Pedro regresó con ellos y, tan pronto como llegó, lo llevaron al cuarto de la planta alta. El cuarto estaba lleno de viudas que lloraban y le mostraban a Pedro las túnicas y demás ropa que Dorcas les había hecho.

40 Pero Pedro les pidió a todos que salieran del cuarto; luego se arrodilló y oró. Volviéndose hacia el cuerpo, dijo: «¡Tabita, levántate!». ¡Y ella abrió los ojos! Cuando vio a Pedro, ¡se sentó!

41 Él le dio la mano y la ayudó a levantarse. Después llamó a las viudas y a todos los creyentes, y la presentó viva.