Acts 9:39 Meaning and Explanation
“Then 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.”
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Read Full Chapter →Peter goes at once and is brought to the upper room, where the weeping widows show him the coats and garments Dorcas made while she was with them.
What Does Acts 9:39 Mean?
Widows were among the most vulnerable people in an ancient town, and Dorcas had been their provider. The garments they hold up are her testimony: tunics and cloaks cut and stitched by hands now still. “While she was with them” — this was no charity from a distance; she lived among those she clothed.
It is one of the most touching funerals in Scripture: a congregation of the poor displaying what love made. When a life is finally measured, what gets held up tells everything — here not titles or wealth, but warm clothing on widows’ shoulders. Works done in love outlive the worker (Revelation 14:13); her hands were still, and her mercy was still warming people.
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What does Acts 9:39 mean?
Peter goes at once and is brought to the upper room, where the weeping widows show him the coats and garments Dorcas made while she was with them.