Acts 5:41
The apostles left the council, happy to be considered worthy to suffer shame for the name of Jesus.
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Isaiah 65:14Listen! My servants will shout because they're so happy inside, but you will cry out in deepest pain, howling because your spirit is broken.
Matthew 5:10Blessed are those persecuted for what is right, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
John 15:21But everything they do to you will be because of me, for they don't know the one who sent me.
Romans 5:3Not only this—we also remain confident when problems come, because we know that experiencing problems develops spiritual stamina.
Philippians 1:29For you have been given the privilege not only of trusting in Jesus, but suffering for him as well.
Hebrews 12:2We should keep on looking to Jesus, the one who begins and completes our trust in God. Because of the joy ahead of him Jesus endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and sat down at the right hand of God's throne.
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 →