Acts 5:41
So they departed from the Councill, reioycing, that they were counted worthy to suffer rebuke for his Name.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
42And dayly in the Temple, and from house to house they ceased not to teach, and preach Iesus Christ.
Cross References
Isaiah 65:14Beholde, my seruants shall sing for ioye of heart, and ye shall crye for sorow of heart, and shall howle for vexation of minde.
Matthew 5:10Blessed are they which suffer persecution for righteousnes sake: for theirs is the kingdome of heauen.
John 15:21But all these things will they doe vnto you for my Names sake, because they haue not knowen him that sent me.
Romans 5:3Neither that onely, but also we reioyce in tribulations, knowing that tribulation bringeth forth patience,
Philippians 1:29For vnto you it is giuen for Christ, that not onely ye should beleeue in him, but also suffer for his sake,
Hebrews 12:2Looking vnto Iesus the authour and finisher of our faith, who for the ioy that was set before him, endured the crosse, and despised the shame, and is set at 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 →