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Acts 9:39
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Acts 9:39
39Then 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.
39Then Peter arose and went with them: when he was come, they brought him into the vpper chamber: And all the widowes stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while shee was with them.
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Acts 9:39
Rose; stood up, came forth, or began to act.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Highest in place. Highest in power or authority.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
An apartment in an upper story, or in a story above the lower floor of a dwelling house; often used as a lodging room.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.
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Women whose husbands have died.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · KJV usage (PCE)
Showing: exhibiting, making known, presenting to view or understanding, or demonstrating what is stated.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Outer garments or tunics; also coverings.
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Articles of clothing; collectively, clothing or dress.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828
Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.
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Open the full verse study3Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
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Open the full verse study28Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
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Open the full verse study7The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
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Open the full verse study30Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.
31Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
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Open the full verse study18My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
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Open the full verse study13But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
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Open the full verse study12For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
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Open the full verse study24Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel.
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Open the full verse study35I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
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Open the full verse study1AND in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
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Open the full verse study2And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
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Open the full verse study36¶ Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.
37And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.
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Open the full verse study41And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.
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Open the full verse study10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
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Open the full verse study15If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
16And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
17Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
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Open the full verse study19If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
20If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
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Open the full verse study8For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have not always.
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Open the full verse study12While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
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Open the full verse study44And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
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Open the full verse study8She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying.
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Open the full verse study17Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
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Open the full verse study36Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
37Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
38When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
39Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?
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Open the full verse study11For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
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