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Acts 9:36 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called βDorcas: this woman was fullg of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

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or, Doe, or, Roe.

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1 Tim. 2:10• ¹⁰but, what becomes women making profession of the fear of God, by good works. (1 Tim. 2:10)

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Titus 2:7,14• ⁷in all things affording thyself as a pattern of good works; in teaching uncorruptedness, gravity,
¹⁴who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous for good works. (Titus 2:7,14)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Joppa.

Acts 10:5• ⁵And now send men to Joppa and fetch Simon, who is surnamed Peter. (Acts 10:5)

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2 Chron. 2:16• ¹⁶And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need; and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa, and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem. (2 Chron. 2:16)

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Ezra 3:7• ⁷And they gave money to the masons and to the carpenters; and meat and drink and oil to the Zidonians and to the Tyrians, to bring cedar-trees from Lebanon to the sea at Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia. (Ezra 3:7)

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Jonah 1:3• ³But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah; and he went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish, from the presence of Jehovah. (Jonah 1:3)

Dorcas.

or, Doe or, Roe.

Prov. 5:19• ¹⁹As a lovely hind and a graceful roe, let her breasts satisfy thee at all times: be thou ravished continually with her love. (Prov. 5:19)

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Song of Sol. 2:9• ⁹My beloved is like a gazelle or a young hart. Behold, he standeth behind our wall, He looketh in through the windows, Glancing through the lattice. (Song of Sol. 2:9)

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Song of Sol. 3:5• ⁵I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles, or by the hinds of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please. (Song of Sol. 3:5)

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Song of Sol. 8:14• ¹⁴Haste, my beloved, And be thou like a gazelle or a young hart Upon the mountains of spices. (Song of Sol. 8:14)

full.

John 15:5,8• ⁵I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abides in me and I in him, *he* bears much fruit; for without me ye can do nothing.
⁸In this is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit, and ye shall become disciples of mine. (John 15:5,8)

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Eph. 2:10• ¹⁰For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God has before prepared that we should walk in them. (Eph. 2:10)

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Phil. 1:11• ¹¹being complete as regards the fruit of righteousness, which is by Jesus Christ, to God's glory and praise. (Phil. 1:11)

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Col. 1:10• ¹⁰so as to walk worthily of the Lord unto all well-pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing by the true knowledge of God; (Col. 1:10)

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1 Thess. 4:10• ¹⁰For also ye do this towards all the brethren in the whole of Macedonia; but we exhort you, brethren, to abound still more, (1 Thess. 4:10)

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1 Tim. 2:9‑10• ⁹In like manner also that the women in decent deportment and dress adorn themselves with modesty and discretion, not with plaited hair and gold, or pearls, or costly clothing,
¹⁰but, what becomes women making profession of the fear of God, by good works. (1 Tim. 2:9‑10)

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1 Tim. 5:10• ¹⁰borne witness to in good works, if she have brought up children, if she have exercised hospitality, if she have washed saints' feet, if she have imparted relief to the distressed, if she have diligently followed every good work. (1 Tim. 5:10)

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Titus 2:7,14• ⁷in all things affording thyself as a pattern of good works; in teaching uncorruptedness, gravity,
¹⁴who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous for good works. (Titus 2:7,14)

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Titus 3:8• ⁸The word is faithful, and I desire that thou insist strenuously on these things, that they who have believed God may take care to pay diligent attention to good works. These things are good and profitable to men. (Titus 3:8)

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Heb. 13:21• ²¹perfect you in every good work to the doing of his will, doing in you what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for the ages of ages. Amen. (Heb. 13:21)

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James 1:27• ²⁷Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, to keep oneself unspotted from the world. (James 1:27)

almsdeeds.

Acts 10:4,31• ⁴But he, having fixed his eyes upon him, and become full of fear, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thine alms have gone up for a memorial before God.
³¹and said, Cornelius, thy prayer has been heard, and thy alms have come in remembrance before God. (Acts 10:4,31)

• Dorcas, whose name meant “Gazelle,” both in the Greek, and in the Syro-Chaldaic form, Tabitha. (“Fifteen Days With Paul” by W.T.P. Wolston)

• {Tabitha} It is the true Aramaic form of that time and country: so Gamaliel's maid was called. (“Acts 9:36-43” by W. Kelly)

• Tabitha, or Dorcas, then, is described as a disciple at Joppa, who was a doer of the word and not a hearer only; for her pure and undefiled service before her God and Father was to remember the widows in their affliction. (“Acts 9:36-43” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

JND Translation Notes

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b

Meaning, "a gazelle."

W. Kelly Translation

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Now in Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which being interpreted is called Dorcasa. She was full of good works and alms-deeds which she did.

WK Translation Notes

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Gazelle