Acts 5:40
Then they called the apostles in and beat them and commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
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41They left the council rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the Name.
Cross References
Isaiah 30:10They say to the seers, “Do not see;” 1 and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy the truth to us; 1 speak flattering words to us, prophesy illusions.
Micah 2:6“Do not prophesy,” 1 they say. 1 “They must not prophesy these things; 1 reproaches must not come.” 1
Matthew 23:34Therefore, see, I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some you will whip in your synagogues and drive them out from city to city.
Luke 20:10At the appointed time he sent a servant to the vine growers, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard. But the vine growers beat him, and sent him away empty-handed.
Acts 4:17But in order that it spreads no further among the people, let us warn them not to speak anymore to anyone in this name.”
2 Corinthians 11:24From Jews I received five times the “forty lashes minus one.”
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 →