Acts 9:41
And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.
Cross-references
Acts 9:39 shows widows mourning and displaying Dorcas's garments; Peter then presents her alive, turning grief into joy.
Acts 3:7 Peter takes the lame man by the hand and raises him; here he does the same for Tabitha, a parallel healing action.
Acts 20:12 records Paul raising Eutychus; both apostles restore life and present the person alive to the community.
1 Kings 17:23 shows Elijah raising a widow's son and delivering him to his mother; Peter similarly raises Tabitha and delivers her to the widows.
Mark 1:31 Jesus takes Peter's mother-in-law by the hand and lifts her; Peter imitates this action with Tabitha.
Luke 7:12 introduces Jesus raising a widow's son; Peter raises Tabitha and presents her to widows, mirroring Jesus' compassion.
Luke 7:15 records Jesus giving the raised son to his mother; Peter gives the raised Tabitha to the widows.
Matthew 9:25 has Jesus taking Jairus' daughter by the hand and raising her; Peter does the same with Tabitha.
Mark 5:41 has Jesus say 'Talitha cumi' (little girl, arise); Peter says 'Tabitha, arise', echoing the Aramaic and the miracle.
Luke 7:14 describes Jesus raising a widow's son by touching the bier; Peter similarly takes Tabitha's hand and raises her — a parallel resurrection miracle.
Hebrews 11:35 recalls women who received their dead back to life; here the widows of Joppa receive Dorcas raised — a NT echo of that faith.