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Gamaliel’s Advice

Acts 5:41

In 9 translations

BSB
The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
KJV
¶ And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
WEB
They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for Jesus’ name.
ASV
They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the Name.
LSV
they, indeed, then, departed from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that for His Name they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor,
YLT
they, indeed, then, departed from the presence of the sanhedrim, rejoicing that for his name they were counted worthy to suffer dishonour,
DBY
They therefore went their way from [the] presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to be dishonoured for the name.
DRC
And they indeed went from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were accounted worthy to suffer reproach for the name of Jesus.
GNV
So they departed from the Councill, reioycing, that they were counted worthy to suffer rebuke for his Name.

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  • Textus Receptus read αὐτοῦ (“of him”); Byzantine text read Ἰησοῦ (“of Jesus”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place κατηξιώθησαν elsewhere in this verse.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Byzantine text include τοῦ (“the”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: κατηξιώθησαν ὑπὲρ τοῦ ὀνόματος. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read κατηξιώθησαν ὑπὲρ τοῦ ὀνόματος; Robinson–Pierpont read ὑπὲρ τοῦ ὀνόματος τοῦ Ἰησοῦ κατηξιώθησαν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
οἱ μὲν οὖν ἐπορεύοντο χαίροντες ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ συνεδρίου ὅτι κατηξιώθησαν ὑπὲρ τοῦ ὀνόματος ἀτιμασθῆναι·
RP2018
Οἱ μὲν οὖν ἐπορεύοντο χαίροντες ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ συνεδρίου, ὅτι ὑπὲρ τοῦ ὀνόματος τοῦ Ἰησοῦ κατηξιώθησαν ἀτιμασθῆναι.
TR-Boyd
Οἱ μὲν οὖν ἐπορεύοντο χαίροντες ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ συνεδρίου, ὅτι ὑπὲρ τοῦ ὀνόματος αὐτοῦ κατηξιώθησαν ἀτιμασθῆναι.
SCR1894
οι μεν ουν επορευοντο χαιροντες απο προσωπου του συνεδριου οτι υπερ του ονοματος αυτου κατηξιωθησαν ατιμασθηναι

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◆ Gamaliel advises the counsel and Apostles freed

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Cross-references most cited first

  • James 1:2Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
  • 1 Peter 4:13–16But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory. If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God…
  • Luke 6:22Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
  • Philippians 1:29For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,
  • John 15:21But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.
  • Matthew 5:10–12Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.…
  • Isaiah 66:5You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified that we may see your joy!’ But they will be put to shame.”
  • 2 Corinthians 12:10That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
  • Hebrews 12:2Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
  • Romans 5:3Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
  • Hebrews 10:34You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.
  • Isaiah 65:14My servants will shout for joy with a glad heart, but you will cry out with a heavy heart and wail with a broken spirit.
  • Acts 16:23–25And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely. On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks. About…
  • Isaiah 61:10I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride…

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