Acts 9:40-41

Acts 9:40-41

[40] But  Peter  put  them all  forth,  and kneeled down,  and prayed;  and  turning  him to  the body  said,  Tabitha,  arise.  And  she opened  her  eyes:  and  Peter,  she sat up.  [41] And  he gave  her  his hand,  her  up,  and  when he had called  the saints  and  widows,  presented  her  alive. 

What does Acts 9:40-41 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Peter"s procedure here was almost identical to Jesus" when He raised Jairus" daughter ( Mark 5:41; Luke 8:51-56). Peter"s praying shows that he was relying on Jesus for his power just as his saying, "Jesus Christ heals you," manifested that attitude when he healed Aeneas ( Acts 9:34). There is only one letter difference in what Peter said (Tabitha qumi) and what Jesus had said (Talitha qumi, lit. "Little girl, get up"). This miracle is another evidence of Jesus" working powerfully through His witnesses in word and deed ( Acts 1:1-2; cf. John 14:12). Tannehill pointed out many similarities between this story and the stories of Elijah, Elisha, and Jesus raising dead people. [1] Jesus had given the Twelve the power to raise the dead ( Matthew 10:8).