Acts 5:41 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

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

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 at...
Acts 5:41 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(15) And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. (15) The apostles, accustomed to suffer and bear words, are eventually...
Acts 5:41 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A Hostile Encounter with the Jewish Authorities. This account closely resembles that in ch. 4; the imprisonment is at the hands of the same men, extends over one night, and Peter's two declarations...
Acts 5:41 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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. atima...
Acts 5:41 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

41. Then they went rejoicing. We must not think that the apostles were so senseless but that they felt some shame and did also lament, when they felt the punishment; for they had not quite p...
Acts 5:41 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1755 THE MAGNANIMITY OF THE APOSTLES Acts 5:41-42 . And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. And daily...
Acts 5:41 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. Rejoicing that they there counted worthy, etc. - The whole verse may be read...
Acts 5:41 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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

And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that th...
Acts 5:41 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Apostles Again Imprisoned 1-16. The sin of Ananias and Sapphira was not keeping back part of the price, which they had a perfect right to do ( Acts 5:4 ), but pretending that the money which t...
Acts 5:41 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Rejoicing that they were counted worthy. — The emotion is probably, in one sense, natural to all who have an intense conviction of the Truth for which they suffer. But in this case there was someth...
Acts 5:41 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Folly of Fighting against God Acts 5:27-42 The high priest and his party could not forget the imprecation of Matthew 27:25 . It haunted them. Compare Peter's description of the Cross as the t...
Acts 5:41 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here we have a terrible story. The account of Ananias and Sapphira stands in vivid contrast to that of Barnabas. The sin was dishonest dealing with the Holy Spirit. The judgment was swift and terribl...
Acts 5:41 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and were filled with indignation, (18) And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the c...
Acts 5:41 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
Acts 5:41 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. Ver. 41. Worthy to suffer shame ] That they were graced so to be disgrace...
Acts 5:41 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Acts 5:41 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Where God is working, however, the opposition of Satan soon becomes apparent. The evil begins (as evil always does) in an underhand manner, but is quickly exposed by God. Ananias and Sapphira certain...
Acts 5:41 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Seizing of the Apostles; The Examination of the Apostles; The Advice of Gamaliel. 26 Then went the captain with the officers...
Acts 5:41 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Rejoicing; it argued full persuasion of the truth, and great resolution to abide by it, that they could account so foul a disgrace for Christ's sake to be an honour. That they were counted worthy...
Acts 5:41 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Apostles' Response (5:41-42). ‘They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonour for the Name.' The Apostles' response was...
Acts 5:41 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 5:33 . Cut to the heart .—Lit. sawn asunder , torn in pieces, sc . in their hearts. Compare Acts 7:54 —a much stronger expression than that used in Acts 4:2 or Acts 1...
Acts 5:41 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 5:3 . Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost. These words not only indicate that Ananias was a minister of the word, but that he for once had yielded his heart to...
Acts 5:41 - The Biblical Illustrator

When they heard that they were cut to the heart. Cut to the heart The strict meaning of the verb describes the action of a saw, as in Hebrews 11:37 . Used figuratively, it seems to imply a mor...
Acts 5:41 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Acts 5:1 Ananias (Ἀνανίας) In Nehemiah 3:23 the Hebrew name היָנְנַעֲ (God covers or protects) is thus rendered in the LXX . But the name occurs nowhere else. The very co...
Acts 5:41 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Gamaliel's suggestion and the result:
Acts 5:41 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 4:13-16 ; 2 Corinthians 12:10 ; Acts 16:23-25 ; Hebrews 10:34 ; Hebrews 12:2 ; Isaiah 61:10 ; Isaiah 65:14 ; Isaiah 66:5 ; James 1:2 ; Luke 6:22 ; Matthew 5:10-12 ; Philippians 1:...
Acts 5:41 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Rejoicing — to suffer shame — This is a sure mark of the truth, joy in affliction, such is true, deep, pure.

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

Acts 5:41 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Acts 5:41 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 5:41 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Acts 5:41 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 5:41 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Acts 5:41 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Acts 5:41 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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

Acts 5:41 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 5:41 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Acts 5:41 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Acts 5:41 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Acts 5:41 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Acts 5:41 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Acts 5:41 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Acts 5:41 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 5:41 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 5:41 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Acts 5:41 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Acts 5:41 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 5:41 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Acts 5:41 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 5:41 - The Biblical Illustrator

Acts 5:41 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Acts 5:41 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Acts 5:41 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 5:41 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes