Acts 5:41

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 5:41

They therefore for and they, A.V.; dishonor for the Name, for shame for his Name, A.V. and T.R. (see 1 Peter 4:12-16 ; John 15:21 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 5:41

Joy in the fellowship of shame. "And they departed … for his Name." The great types of Christian character begin to show themselves. The appearances which we have here before us are unusual. They mean something very unreal or else they begin to speak something true to a higher nature than that commonly found among men. It is against the grain of nature to rejoice in suffering and pain; it is yet more against the grain of a high nature to rejoice in "shame." There must have been potent... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 5:41-42

The true witnessing spirit. "And they departed," etc. I. THE NAME OF CHRIST the source of it. No such spirit in the world. Heroism may sustain strength, but does not give joy, unless it is like the apostles'. Had not the Name been Divine, how could it have produced such fruits in such men? II. THE TEACHING AND PREACHING , both in the temple and at home, must be in the martyr spirit. We must expect to suffer some dishonor. But such a spirit invincible and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 5:41

Rejoicing - 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 the reverse. If it be asked why they... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 5:41

Acts 5:41. And they departed from the presence of the council As soon as they were dismissed, not in the least terrified by the cruel usage they had met with, nor by the threatenings of their adversaries. See the power of the grace of God! These are the men who forsook Christ when the soldiers came to apprehend him, not daring to be seen in his company: yet now they profess his name, and abide by their profession, though they are derided and beaten for it. And we do not find that they said... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 5:17-42

Opposition from Jewish leaders (5:17-42)A sizable portion of the population of Jerusalem was now Christian (cf. 2:41,47; 4:4,16,17; 5:14,16,28). And the more the church grew, the more jealous and angry the Sadducees became. Again they brought the apostles before the Sanhedrin, though God showed he could rescue them at any time, should he so desire (17-21a). The apostles knew that, because of their widespread popular support, they could have successfully resisted arrest, but they chose not to.... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 5:41

And they = They indeed therefore. counted worthy. Greek. kataxioomai. Here, Luke 20:35 ; Luke 21:36 . 2 Thessalonians 1:5 . suffer shame = be dishonoured or counted unworthy. Greek. atimazo. Here, Luke 20:11 . Joh 8:49 . Romans 1:24 ; Romans 2:23 .James 2:6 . Figure of speech Oxymoron. App-6 . His = the. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 5:41

They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the Name. And every day, in the temple and at home, they ceased not to teach and to preach Jesus as the Christ.Rejoicing ... What a remarkable occasion for rejoicing was this! It was coming to pass exactly as Jesus had prophesied, saying:They will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you ... and ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 5:41

Acts 5:41. Rejoicing, &c.— The punishment ordered by the Sanhedrim, some suppose, was inflicted in some open market-place, whereby the sufferers were exposed; and therefore it is said, says Dr. Lardner, that they rejoiced that they were counted worthy to suffer shame. But in Act 5:40 the apostles are represented as called in, and beaten with rods; or scourged before the Sanhedrim; and then, in this verse, as departing from the Sanhedrim, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to be exposed... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 5:41

41. departed . . . rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name—"thought worthy by God to be dishonored by man" (Matthew 5:12; 1 Peter 4:14; 1 Peter 4:16) [WEBSTER and WILKINSON]. This was their first taste of persecution, and it felt sweet for His sake whose disciples they were. read more

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