“Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.”
Peter went with them, and as soon as he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows stood around him, crying and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was with them.—the gathering of widows (whom Dorcas had clothed) testifies to her charity and creates a corporate witness to her goodness. Their display of garments (chitons, 'tunics') makes tangible her acts of mercy; the works continue to speak. Peter's presence is requested not yet for a miracle, but to acknowledge the saint's life.
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