Acts 5:41

So they went away from the Sanhedrin, happy to undergo shame for the Name.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.

In Context

40And he seemed to them to be right: and they sent for the Apostles, and, after having them whipped and giving them orders to give no teaching in the name of Jesus, they let them go.

42And every day, in the Temple and privately, they went on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:10Happy are those who are attacked on account of righteousness: for the kingdom of heaven will be theirs.

John 15:21They will do all this to you because of my name--because they have no knowledge of him who sent me.

Romans 5:3And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting;

Philippians 1:29Because to you it has been given in the cause of Christ not only to have faith in him, but to undergo pain on his account:

Hebrews 12:2Having our eyes fixed on Jesus, the guide and end of our faith, who went through the pains of the cross, not caring for the shame, because of the joy which was before him, and who has now taken his place at the right hand of God's seat of power.

Matthew Henry on Acts 5:27-42

The Seizing of the Apostles; The Examination of the Apostles; The Advice of Gamaliel. 26 Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned. 27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them, 28 Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us. 29… Read the whole commentary →

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