Acts 5:40-42
New English Translation
40 and they summoned the apostles and had them beaten.[a] Then[b] they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them. 41 So they left the council rejoicing because they had been considered worthy[c] to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name.[d] 42 And every day both in the temple courts[e] and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news[f] that Jesus was the Christ.[g]
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- Acts 5:40 sn Had them beaten. The punishment was the “forty lashes minus one,” see also Acts 22:19; 2 Cor 11:24; Mark 13:9. The apostles had disobeyed the religious authorities and took their punishment for their “disobedience” (Deut 25:2-3; m. Makkot 3:10-14). In Acts 4:18 they were warned. Now they are beaten. The hostility is rising as the narrative unfolds.
- Acts 5:40 tn The word “Then” is supplied as the beginning of a new sentence in the translation. The construction in Greek has so many clauses (most of them made up of participles) that a continuous English sentence would be very awkward.
- Acts 5:41 sn That is, considered worthy by God. They “gloried in their shame” of honoring Jesus with their testimony (Luke 6:22-23; 2 Macc 6:30).
- Acts 5:41 sn The name refers to the name of Jesus (cf. 3 John 7).
- Acts 5:42 tn Grk “temple.” This is actually a reference to the courts surrounding the temple proper and has been translated accordingly.
- Acts 5:42 tn Grk “teaching and evangelizing.” They were still obeying God, not men (see 4:18-20; 5:29).
- Acts 5:42 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”sn See the note on Christ in 2:31.
Acts 5:40-42
Legacy Standard Bible
40 So they [a]followed his advice. And after calling the apostles in and (A)beating them, they commanded them not to [b]speak in the name of Jesus, and then released them. 41 So they went on their way from the presence of the (B)Sanhedrin, (C)rejoicing that they had been considered worthy to suffer shame (D)for the Name. 42 (E)And every day, in the temple and [c]from house to house, they did not cease teaching and (F)proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the [d]Christ.
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Acts 5:40-42
New International Version
40 His speech persuaded them. They called the apostles in and had them flogged.(A) Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
41 The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing(B) because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.(C) 42 Day after day, in the temple courts(D) and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news(E) that Jesus is the Messiah.(F)
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