Acts 9:42 - Exposition

It became known for it was known, A.V.; on for in, A.V. As in Acts 9:35 , the result of the healing of the palsied man at Lydda was that very many "turned to the Lord," so here the like effect was produced at Joppa by the restoration of Dorcas to life. Many believed on the Lord . And St. John tells us ( John 20:31 ) that the very purpose of the record which he wrote of the miracles of Christ is "that we may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing we may have life in his Name."