SEV Biblia, Chapter 5:41
Y ellos partieron de delante del concilio, gozosos de que fuesen tenidos por dignos de padecer afrenta por el Nombre de Jess.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Acts 5:41
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 dishonoured on account of THE NAME. The word, a utou, his, is omitted by ABCD, several others; Erpen's Syriac, and the Coptic. THE NAME, probably, by this time, distinguished both the author of salvation and the sacred system of doctrine which the apostles preached. To rejoice in persecution, and triumph in the midst of pain, shame, disgrace, and various threatened deaths, is the privilege of the New Testament. Nothing of this kind, as far as I can recollect, appears even in the choicest saints under the Old Testament dispensation. Some of them fretted and mourned, and sometimes even murmured; some merely possessed their souls in patience; Christians exulted and triumphed in the God of their salvation. This is no mean proof of the additional light and evidence which the New Testament dispensation affords.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 41. And they departed from the presence of the council , etc.] Having been threatened and beaten by them: rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name ; Bezas ancient copy, and others; the Vulgate Latin, and Arabic versions read, for the name of Jesus; in which name they were forbid to speak, and for speaking in it they were beaten; the Alexandrian copy, and the Syriac version read, for the name: that is, for God, for the glory of God, and in the cause of God; h , the name, is often used in Jewish writings for God: the shame they suffered for him was by being scourged with forty stripes save one; which was reckoned an infamous and ignominious punishment, and which was inflicted on persons guilty of very scandalous crimes f238 : but this gave the innocent minds of the apostles no uneasiness; they accounted it an honour conferred on them to be called to suffering for the sake of God and Christ, and in so good a cause; they did what Christ exhorted them to, ( Matthew 5:11) which shows they had much of the presence of God, and large measures of grace communicated to them, by which they were supported; and thus cheerfully bore all indignity and reproach, for the name of Christ, which was exceeding dear and precious to them.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 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. Commo sense tells us to be cautious, while experience and observation sho that the success of frauds in matters of religion has been very short Reproach for Christ is true preferment, as it makes us conformable to his pattern, and serviceable to his interest. They rejoiced in it. I we suffer ill for doing well, provided we suffer it well, and as we should, we ought to rejoice in that grace which enabled us so to do The apostles did not preach themselves, but Christ. This was the preaching that most offended the priests. But it ought to be the constant business of gospel ministers to preach Christ: Christ, and his crucified; Christ, and him glorified; nothing beside this, but what ha reference to it. And whatever is our station or rank in life, we shoul seek to make Him known, and to glorify his name __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
οι 3588 T-NPM μεν 3303 PRT ουν 3767 CONJ επορευοντο 4198 5711 V-INI-3P χαιροντες 5463 5723 V-PAP-NPM απο 575 PREP προσωπου 4383 N-GSN του 3588 T-GSN συνεδριου 4892 N-GSN οτι 3754 CONJ υπερ 5228 PREP του 3588 T-GSN ονοματος 3686 N-GSN αυτου 846 P-GSM κατηξιωθησαν 2661 5681 V-API-3P ατιμασθηναι 818 5683 V-APN
Vincent's NT Word Studies
41. They were counted worthy to suffer shame (kathxiwqhsan atimasqhnai). This is an instance of what rhetoricians style an oxymoron, from ojxuv, sharp, and mwrov, foolish; a pointedly foolish saying, which is witty or impressive through sheer contradiction or paradox, as laborious idleness, sublime indifference. In this case the apostles are described as dignified by indignity.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
5:41 {They therefore} (hoi men oun). No answering de. {They were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the Name} (katexiwqesan huper tou onomatos atimasqenai). First aorist passive indicative of kataxiow, old verb to count worthy. Three times in N.T. (#Lu 20:35; Ac 5:41; 2Th 1:5). First aorist passive infinitive of atimazw, old verb to make one dishonored (atimos). Forms here an oxymoron (oxus, sharp, moros, foolish) pointedly foolish saying "which is witty or impressive through sheer contradiction or paradox as laborious idleness, sublime indifference" (Vincent). The apostles felt honored by dishonor. Note the same use of "the Name" as in #Jas 2:7; 3Jo 1:7. With the Jews this absolute use of "the Name" meant Jehovah. The Christians now apply it to Jesus.
