Acts 5:41

And they indeed went from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were accounted worthy to suffer reproach for the name of Jesus.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 calling in the apostles, after they had scourged them, they charged them that they should not speak at all in the name of Jesus; and they dismissed them.

42And every day they ceased not in the temple, and from house to house, to teach and preach Christ Jesus.

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Cross References

Isaiah 65:14Behold my servants shall rejoice, and you shall be confounded: behold my servants shall praise for joyfulness of heart, and you shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for grief of spirit.

Matthew 5:10Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

John 15:21But all these things they will do to you for my name's sake: because they know not him who sent me.

Romans 5:3And not only so; but we glory also in tribulations, knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

Philippians 1:29For unto you it is given for Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him.

Hebrews 12:2Looking on Jesus, the author and finisher of faith, who having joy set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and now sitteth on the right hand of the throne of God.

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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