40 And they summoned the apostles, beat them,[a] commanded them[b] not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.[c] 41 So they went out from the presence of the Sanhedrin[d] rejoicing, because they had been considered worthy to be dishonored for the sake of the name. 42 Every day, both in the temple courts[e] and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that the Christ[f] was Jesus.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 5:40 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  2. Acts 5:40 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  3. Acts 5:40 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  4. Acts 5:41 Or “council”
  5. Acts 5:42 Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself
  6. Acts 5:42 Or “Messiah”