Acts 5:41

Acts 5:41 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
• New International Version (NIV)The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.

Context of Acts 5:41

39but if it is of God, you will not be able to stop them. You might even be found fighting against God.” They took his advice, 40called in the emissaries, flogged them, ordered them not to continue speaking in the name of Yeshua, and let them go. So they left the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they were considered worthy to be dishonored on account of His name. 42And every day, in the Temple and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming Yeshua as the Messiah.

Acts 5:41 word by word

Οἱ μὲν οὖν ἐπορεύοντο χαίροντες ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ συνεδρίου, ὅτι κατηξιώθησαν ὑπὲρ τοῦ ὀνόματος ἀτιμασθῆναι·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• they departedπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• the presenceπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
• of the councilσυνέδριονsunedrion · councilG4892
• rejoicingχαίρωchairō · to rejoiceG5463
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• they were counted worthyκαταξιόωkataxioō · to consider worthyG2661
• to suffer shameἀτιμάζωatimazō · to dishonorG818
• forὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686

Cross-references for Acts 5:41

• Acts 16:23After inflicting many blows on them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to guard them securely.
• Isaiah 61:10I will rejoice greatly in Adonai. My soul will be joyful in my God. For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me in a robe of righteousness— like a bridegroom wearing a priestly turban, like a bride adorning herself with her jewels.
• Isaiah 65:14Behold, My servants will sing for joy with a happy heart, but you will cry from pain of heart, and wail out of a broken spirit.
• Isaiah 66:5Hear the word of Adonai, you who tremble at His word: “Your brothers who hated you, excluding you for My Name’s sake, have said, ‘Let Adonai be glorified, that we may see your joy’— but they will be put to shame.”
• Matthew 5:10“Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
• Luke 6:22Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, and revile you, and spurn your name as evil on account of the Son of Man.
• Romans 5:3And not only that, but we also boast in suffering—knowing that suffering produces perseverance;
• 2 Corinthians 12:10For Messiah’s sake, then, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in distresses, in persecutions, in calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
• Philippians 1:29For to you was granted for Messiah’s sake not only to trust in Him, but also to suffer for His sake—
• Hebrews 10:34For you suffered along with the prisoners and joyfully accepted the plundering of your possessions, knowing that you have for yourselves a better and lasting possession.
• James 1:2Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,
• 1 Peter 4:13Instead, rejoice insofar as you share in the sufferings of Messiah, so that at the revelation of His glory you may also rejoice and be glad.
• Hebrews 12:2focusing on Yeshua, the initiator and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before Him, He endured the cross, disregarding its shame; and He has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of God.

Commentaries on Acts 5:41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 41Rejoicing 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, , 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 41Rejoicing - Nothing to most people would seem more disgraceful than a public whipping. It is a punishment inflicted usually not so much because it gives “pain,” as because it is esteemed to be attended with disgrace. The Jewish rulers doubtless desired that the apostles might be so affected with the sense of this disgrace as to be unwilling to appear again in public, or to preach the gospel anymore. Yet in this they were disappointed. The effect was just…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 34-42Verses 34-42 The Lord still has all hearts in his hands, and sometimes directs the prudence of the worldly wise, so as to restrain the persecutors. Common sense tells us to be cautious, while experience and observation show that the success of frauds in matters of religion has been very short. Reproach for Christ is true preferment, as it makes us conformable to his pattern, and serviceable to his interest. They rejoiced in it. If we suffer ill for doing…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 40-4240-42. beaten them--for disobeying their orders (compare Lu 23:16).Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 5:41

• Court
• Government
• Minister, Christian
• Persecution
• Peter
• Priest
• Prisoners

In the dictionaries

• Doctor
• Haply
• Keep
• Lie
• Privy
• Refrain
• Sanhedrim
• Somebody
• Acts of the Apostles
• Covetousness

Commentaries on Acts 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings