Acts 5:41

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Rejoicing

Shame

Hebrews 12:2

General references

Luke 23:16

Hebrews 13:13

Bible References

Rejoicing

And when they had given them a great number of blows, they put them in prison, giving orders to the keeper of the prison to keep them safely:

I will be full of joy in the Lord, my soul will be glad in my God; for he has put on me the clothing of salvation, covering me with the robe of righteousness, as the husband puts on a fair head-dress, and the bride makes herself beautiful with jewels.

My servants will make songs in the joy of their hearts, but you will be crying for sorrow, and making sounds of grief from a broken spirit.

Give ear to the word of the Lord, you who are in fear at his word: your countrymen, hating you, and driving you out because of my name, have said, Let the Lord's glory be made clear, so that we may see your joy; but they will be put to shame.

Happy are those who are attacked on account of righteousness: for the kingdom of heaven will be theirs.

Happy are you, when men have hate for you, and put you away from among them and say angry words to you, turning away in disgust at your name, because of the Son of man.

And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting;

So I take pleasure in being feeble, in unkind words, in needs, in cruel attacks, in troubles, on account of Christ: for when I am feeble, then am I strong.

Because to you it has been given in the cause of Christ not only to have faith in him, but to undergo pain on his account:

For you had pity on those who were in prison, and had joy in the loss of your property, in the knowledge that you still had a better property and one which you would keep for ever.

Let it be all joy to you, my brothers, when you undergo tests of every sort;

But be glad that you are given a part in the pains of Christ; so that at the revelation of his glory you may have great joy.

Shame

Having our eyes fixed on Jesus, the guide and end of our faith, who went through the pains of the cross, not caring for the shame, because of the joy which was before him, and who has now taken his place at the right hand of God's seat of power.

General references

And so I will give him punishment and let him go.

Let us then go out to him outside the circle of the tents, taking his shame on ourselves.