Acts 5:41

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

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	οὖν oun	G3767	(adverbially) certainly · conjunction
departed	ἐπορεύοντο eporeuonto	G4198	to traverse · verb — imperfect middle or passive deponent indicative, 3rd person plural
from	ἀπὸ apo	G575	"off · preposition
presence	προσώπου prosōpou	G4383	the front (as being towards view) · noun — genitive singular neuter
council	συνεδρίου, sunedriou	G4892	a joint session · noun — genitive singular neuter
rejoicing	χαίροντες chairontes	G5463	to be "cheer"ful · verb — present active participle, nominative plural masculine
that	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
worthy	κατηξιώθησαν katēxiōthēsan	G2661	to deem entirely deserving · verb — aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural
shame	ἀτιμασθῆναι· atimasthēnai	G818	to render infamous · verb — aorist passive infinitive
for	ὑπὲρ huper	G5228	"over" · preposition
his	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
name	ὀνόματος onomatos	G3686	a "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority · noun — genitive singular neuter

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Cross-references

James 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
1 Peter 4:13-16 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding…
Luke 6:22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name…
Philippians 1:29 For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
John 15:21 But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.
Matthew 5:10-12 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Isaiah 66:5 Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name’s sake, said, Let the LO…
2 Corinthians 12:10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am wea…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 5:26–end

We are not told what it was that the apostles preached to the people; no doubt it was according to the direction of the angel - the words of this life; but what passed between them and the council we have here an account of; for in their sufferings there appeared more of a divine power and energy than even in their preaching. Now here we have, I. The seizing of the apostles a second time. We may think, if God designed this, "Why were they rescued from their first imprisonment?" But this was designed to humble the pride, and check the fury, of their persecutors; and now he would show that they were discharged, not because they feared a trial, for they were ready to surrender themselves and ma…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 5:41

departed . . . rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name--"thought worthy by God to be dishonored by man" (Mat 5:12; Pe1 4:14, Pe1 4:16) [WEBSTER and WILKINSON]. This was their first taste of persecution, and it felt sweet for His sake whose disciples they were.

Adam Clarke on Acts 5:41

Rejoicing that they there counted worthy, etc. - The whole verse may be read thus: But they departed rejoicing from the presence of the sanhedrin, because they there deemed worthy to be dishonored on account of The Name. The word, αυτου, his, is omitted by ABCD, several others; Erpen's Syriac, and the Coptic. The Name, probably, by this time, distinguished both the author of salvation and the sacred system of doctrine which the apostles preached. To rejoice in persecution, and triumph in the midst of pain, shame, disgrace, and various threatened deaths, is the privilege of the New Testament. Nothing of this kind, as far as I can recollect, appears even in the choicest saints under the Old Te…

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John Gill on Acts 5:41

And they departed from the presence of the council,.... Having been threatened and beaten by them: rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name; Beza's ancient copy, and others; the Vulgate Latin, and Arabic versions read, "for the name of Jesus"; in which name they were forbid to speak, and for speaking in it they were beaten; the Alexandrian copy, and the Syriac version read, "for the name": that is, for God, for the glory of God, and in the cause of God; "the name", is often used in Jewish writings for God: the shame they suffered for him was by being scourged with forty stripes save one; which was reckoned an infamous and ignominious punishment, and which was in…

The Church Fathers

Of course, the scourging was no cause of satisfaction, to be sure—rather of pain and distress; but scourging for the sake of God and the grounds on which they were scourged gave rise to satisfaction in them.… Such a powerful and invincible thing is virtue, proving superior even in the course of suffering such torments.
— John Chrysostom, HOMILIES ON GENESIS 23.6

See also the apostles' devotion to the better cause. For by the afflictions by which they hoped to be subdued, they were the more exercised, so that they might proceed to a more effective and more fearless doctrine, and not in secret, but immediately even in the temple from which they had been seized, and everywhere else also, they would proclaim Christ, showing to the listeners the futility of those who had used force against them.
— Oecumenius, Commentary on Acts

Let us then continually persevere in our hope, and the earnest of our righteousness, which is Jesus Christ, "who bore our sins in His own body on the tree," "who did no sin, neither was guile found in His mouth," but endured all things for us, that we might live in Him. Let us then be imitators of His patience; and if we suffer for His name's sake, let us glorify Him. For He has set us this example in Himself, and we have believed that such is the case.
— Polycarp of Smyrna, Epistle to the Philippians 8

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Dictionary and topics

Sanhedrim — More correctly Sanhedrin (Gr. synedrion), meaning “a sitting together,” or a “council.” This word (rendered “council,” A.V.) is frequently used in the New Testament (Matt. 5:22; 26:59; Mark 15:1,…
Court · .COMPOSITION OF, AND MO — .COMPOSITION OF, AND MO
Joy · Holy — Exemplified: Peter, & c — Holy — Exemplified: Peter, & c
Persecution · OF THE RIGHTEOUS — OF THE RIGHTEOUS
Prisoners · The apostles — The apostles
Privileges Of Saints · Suffering for Christ — Suffering for Christ

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Acts 5:41

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 5:26–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 5:41

Adam Clarke on Acts 5:41

John Gill on Acts 5:41

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Acts 5:41

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 5:26–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 5:41

Adam Clarke on Acts 5:41

John Gill on Acts 5:41

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Acts 5:40–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 5:36-37