Listen to Me, you who know justice, a people with My Torah in their heart: Do not fear the taunt of men, nor be dismayed at their insults.
Acts 5:41 - Tree of Life Version So they left the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they were considered worthy to be dishonored on account of His name. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So they went out from the presence of the council (Sanhedrin), rejoicing that they were being counted worthy [dignified by the indignity] to suffer shame and be exposed to disgrace for [the sake of] His name. American Standard Version (1901) They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the Name. Common English Bible The apostles left the council rejoicing because they had been regarded as worthy to suffer disgrace for the sake of the name. Catholic Public Domain Version And indeed, they went forth from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were considered worthy to suffer insult on behalf of the name of Jesus. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they indeed went from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were accounted worthy to suffer reproach for the name of Jesus. |
Listen to Me, you who know justice, a people with My Torah in their heart: Do not fear the taunt of men, nor be dismayed at their insults.
I will rejoice greatly in Adonai. My soul will be joyful in my God. For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me in a robe of righteousness— like a bridegroom wearing a priestly turban, like a bride adorning herself with her jewels.
Behold, My servants will sing for joy with a happy heart, but you will cry from pain of heart, and wail out of a broken spirit.
Hear the word of Adonai, you who tremble at His word: “Your brothers who hated you, excluding you for My Name’s sake, have said, ‘Let Adonai be glorified, that we may see your joy’— but they will be put to shame.”
Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, and revile you, and spurn your name as evil on account of the Son of Man.
“But all these things they will do to you for the sake of My name, because they do not know the One who sent Me.
Then Paul responded, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but to die for the name of the Lord Yeshua!”
Now when they heard that, they entered the Temple at daybreak and began teaching. When the kohen gadol and those with him arrived, they called together the Sanhedrin, even the council of elders of Bnei-Yisrael, and sent to the prison to have the prisoners brought in.
And not only that, but we also boast in suffering—knowing that suffering produces perseverance;
For Messiah’s sake, then, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in distresses, in persecutions, in calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
For to you was granted for Messiah’s sake not only to trust in Him, but also to suffer for His sake—
For you suffered along with the prisoners and joyfully accepted the plundering of your possessions, knowing that you have for yourselves a better and lasting possession.
focusing on Yeshua, the initiator and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before Him, He endured the cross, disregarding its shame; and He has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of God.
For on behalf of the Name they went out, accepting nothing from the pagans.