Acts 9:36
In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
Note Tabitha in Aramaic and Dorcas in Greek both mean gazelle.
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.
Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which when translated means Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and acts of mercy which she did.
Note “Dorcas” is Greek for “Gazelle.”
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.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Joppa
- Acts 10:5; 2 Chronicles 2:16; Ezra 3:7; Jonah 1:3
- Dorcas
- or, Doe or, Roe.
- Proverbs 5:19; Song of Songs 2:9; Song of Songs 3:5; Song of Songs 8:14
- full
- John 15:5, 8; Ephesians 2:10; Philippians 1:11; Colossians 1:10; 1 Thessalonians 4:10; 1 Timothy 2:9, 10; 1 Timothy 5:10; Titus 2:7, 14; Titus 3:8; Hebrews 13:21; James 1:27
- almsdeeds
- Acts 10:4, 31