Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Acts 5:41
Rejoicing — to suffer shame — This is a sure mark of the truth, joy in affliction, such is true, deep, pure.
Rejoicing — to suffer shame — This is a sure mark of the truth, joy in affliction, such is true, deep, pure.
ACTS 5:41 u`pe.r tou/ ovno,matoj After u`pe.r tou/ ovno,matoj scribes could not resist the temptation to add such words as VIhsou/ (33 itgig, h vg), tou/ kuri,ou VIhsou/ (E 383 614 syrh), tou/ Cristo...
Verse 41. _REJOICING THAT THEY THERE COUNTED WORTHY_, c.] The whole verse may be read thus: _But they departed rejoicing from the_ _presence of the sanhedrin, because they there deemed worthy to be_...
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 attende...
CHAPTER 5 _ 1. Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1)._ 2. Signs and wonders by the Apostles (Acts 5:11). 3. The second arrest of the Apostles and their Deliverance (Acts 5:17). 4. Before the Council ...
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 (A...
When they heard this they were torn with vexation and planned to destroy them. But a certain Pharisee called Gamaliel stood up in the Sanhedrin, a teacher of the law held in honour by all the people,...
TROUBLE IN THE CHURCH (Acts 5:1-11)...
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._ He
_worthy to suffer shame_ The Apostles count as their glory what the world would count as shame, cp. Galatians 6:14, "God forbid that I should _glory_save in the _cross_of our Lord Jesus Christ." This...
ΚΑΤΗΞΙΏΘΗΣΑΝ ὙΠῈΡ ΤΟΥ͂ ὈΝΌΜΑΤΟΣ� with אABC. _Vulg_. ‘digni habiti sunt pro nomine Jesu contumeliam pati.’ 41. ΚΑΤΗΞΙΏΘΗΣΑΝ ὙΠῈΡ ΤΟΥ͂ ὈΝΌΜΑΤΟΣ�. The Apostles count as glory what the world would count a...
EFFECT OF THE APOSTLES’ DEFENCE. COUNSEL OF GAMALIEL. RELEASE AND SUBSEQUENT CONDUCT OF THE TWELVE...
_TRUTH CUTS TO THE HEART ACTS 5:33-42:_ Even those that will not receive truth may be cut to the heart by truth. When the accusers of the apostles heard the resurrection message they wanted to kill th...
ΈΠΟΡΕΎΟΝΤΟ _impf. ind. med. (dep.)._ ΠΟΡΕΎΟΜΑΙ (G4198) идти, ΧΑΊΡΟΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΧΑΊΡΩ (G5463) ликовать. Part, образа действия, ΚΑΤΗΞΙΏΘΗΣΑΝ _aor. ind. pass. от_ ΚΑΤΑΞΙΌΩ (G2661) счита...
DISCOURSE: 1755 THE MAGNANIMITY OF THE APOSTLES Acts 5:41. _And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. And daily in the...
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 _th...
ON SOLOMON'S PORCH. Acts 5:21 a Acts 5:21 And when they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak, and taught. ACTS 5:21 A As the sun broke over the eastern horizon of the hills of Jud...
41, 42. However painful the scourging was, it did not cause any resentful manifestations on the part of the sufferers, but they bore it cheerfully. (41) "_Then they departed from the presence of the S...
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 THEY WER...
36 The fact that this Theudas is not mentioned in profane literature is no reason for doubting the truthfulness and accuracy of the narrative. Josephus, in his Antiquities, hints at many disturbances...
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 they of...
Second imprisonment of Peter and John. Speech of Gamaliel. 17. The Sadducees] see on Matthew 3:7; Acts 4:1....
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 5 ANANIAS AND SAPPHIRA, 5:1-11 V1 But there was a man whose name was Ananias. He and his wife, Sapphira, sold a building and some land. The bui...
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 something...
οἱ μὲν οὖν : no answering δέ as after Acts 1:6; Acts 2:41, but explained because immediately upon ἐπορεύοντο (which answers to ἀπέλυσαν) follows χαίροντες, marking the attitude of the Apostles, and sh...
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 tree_ wit...
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 terrible...
The Council Actions and the Apostles' Response Having accepted Gamaliel's council as good advice, the council called for the apostles to be brought back into their chambers. They had them beaten and ...
(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 a...
_Rejoicing. The joy of the apostles on the present occasion, is one of the greatest miracles. Only the yoke of Jesus could make this sweet. But so the faithful servants of God have always found it. In...
APOSTOLICAL SUCCESSION 41, 42. This chapter winds up Luke's diurnal history of the Pentecostal revival, graphically describing the wonderful events of the first three days and two nights. Here you se...
DIVINE INTERVENTION 33-42. Now they reach a grand culmination. The Preachers in charge and the official board are signally defeated, _“cut through,”_ so they are counseling to kill the apostles. They...
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 co...
First of all we see man in an entirely new place man risen from among the dead and ascending to heaven. The risen ascended man, Christ Jesus, is the new starting-point of the dealings of God. The firs...
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 put off na...
Alas! evil shews itself there also (Chapter 5). If the mighty Spirit of God is there, the flesh also is there. There are some who wished to have the credit of devotedness which the Holy Ghost produces...
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 other...
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 disgraced f...
_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...
COUNTED WORTHY; to be treated somewhat as Christ was, on account of their attachment to him and zeal in his cause. This was an evidence of their likeness and devotion to him. Like him, they despised t...
Gamaliel's suggestion and the result:...
AND THEY DEPARTED FROM THE PRESENCE OF THE COUNCIL, REJOICING THAT THEY WERE COUNTED WORTHY TO SUFFER SHAME FOR HIS NAME....
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 certainl...
SO THEY DEPARTED FROM THE PRESENCE OF THE COUNCIL, REJOICING THAT THEY WERE COUNTED WORTHY TO SUFFER SHAME FOR HIS NAME. 1. How would you react? What would you do? 2. They rejoiced. (1 Peter 4:4; 1...
They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the Name. 'REJOICING THAT THEY WERE COUNTED WORTHY TO SUFFER DISHONOR FOR THE...
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...
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 TO S...
41, 42. However painful the scourging was, it did not cause any resentful manifestations on the part of the sufferers, but they bore it cheerfully. (41) "_ Then they departed from the presence of the...
Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians Let us then be imitators of His patience; and if we suffer[51] Origen Against Celsus Book II , to which the Scripture adds, "This spake He, signifying by what...
Acts 5:41 So G3767 departed G4198 (G5711) G3303 from G575 presence G4383 council G4892 rejoicing G5463 ...
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 a wo...
Acts 5:41. REJOICING THAT THEY WERE COUNTED WORTHY TO SUFFER SHAME. The glad and joyful willingness to endure martyrdom for the sake of the Master which has been ever so distinguishing a feature in th...
THEY THEREFORE (ο μεν ουν). No answering δε.THEY WERE COUNTED WORTHY TO SUFFER DISHONOUR FOR THE NAME (κατηξιωθησαν υπερ του ονοματος ατιμασθηνα). First aorist passive indicative of καταξιοω, old...
CONTENTS: Sin and death of Ananias and Sapphira. The second persecution and answer of apostles to their persecutors. Warning of Gamaliel. Apostles beaten. CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Ananias, Sapph...
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 th...
FULL OF JOY. James 1:2-4....
_They departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer._ HEROIC FOR THE TRUTH I. The bitter antagonism of wicked men to the truth, as seen in their despera...
_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 more lace...
_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...
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 common name היָנְנ...
Chapter 5, the book of Acts. At the end of the fourth chapter we have the second mention of the early pure communism that was practiced in the first church. Where those who had possessions sold them,...
1 Peter 4:13; 2 Corinthians 12:10; Acts 16:23; Hebrews 10:34;...
They were counted worthy to suffer shame [κ α τ η ξ ι ω θ η σ α ν α τ ι μ α σ θ η ν α ι]. This is an instance of what rhetoricians style an oxymoron, from ojxuv, sharp, and mwrov, foolish; a pointedly...