Acts 9:41 shows the result of Peter's arrival — he raises Dorcas and presents her alive to the very widows who mourned.

Acts 9:36 introduces Dorcas as full of good works; verse 39 provides the concrete evidence through the widows' display of her garments.

Acts 6:1 shows the early church's struggle to care for widows — a need Dorcas personally meets by making garments for them.

1 John 3:18 calls for love in deed and truth — Dorcas' practical gifts to widows embody this.

James 2:15-17 teaches faith without works is dead — Dorcas' garments for widows demonstrate living faith in action.

1 Thessalonians 1:3 highlights 'labor of love' — Dorcas' garment-making exemplifies this active faith.

Ephesians 4:28 calls believers to honest labor for sharing with the needy — mirroring Dorcas' handiwork for widows.

Matthew 25:36 includes 'I was naked and you clothed me' — Dorcas's clothing of widows directly embodies this ministry to Christ.

Proverbs 31:31 says 'let her works praise her' — Dorcas's garments are the fruit of her hands that speak for her.

Proverbs 31:13 describes a virtuous woman working with wool and flax — mirroring Dorcas’s handmade garments.

1 Timothy 2:10 calls women to good works — Dorcas exemplifies this by her practical, visible service to widows.

1 Timothy 5:10 lists caring for the afflicted as a good work — Dorcas's garment-making for widows is a precise example.

Romans 16:2 commends Phoebe as a patron — like Dorcas, a woman known for practical support of the church community.

Proverbs 31:20 speaks of helping the poor — Dorcas extended her hand to widows through her garments.

Proverbs 10:7 says the righteous are remembered with blessing — Dorcas's good works cause the widows to cherish her memory.

In Job 29:13, Job’s care for widows parallels Dorcas’s ministry — both bring joy to the widow’s heart.

Mark 5:38 describes weeping and wailing at a death — echoes the widows’ grief for Dorcas.

Matthew 9:23 shows mourners at a death — similar to the widows weeping over Dorcas in Acts.