Acts 5:41-42

The Apostles Arrested and Freed

⁴¹ Then they left the presence of the council, _e rejoicing that they were counted worthy _f to suffer dishonor for _g the name. ⁴² And every day, _h in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and _i preaching _j Jesus as the Christ.

1. Cross References
   1 Peter 4:13 - 14
   But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.
   1 Peter 4:16
   Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name.
   Matthew 5:12
   Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
   
2. Cross References
   Acts 9:16
   For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.
   Acts 21:13
   Then Paul answered, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
   Romans 1:5
   Through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations.
   John 15:21
   But all these things they will do to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.
   
3. Cross References
   Leviticus 24:11
   And the Israelite woman's son blasphemed the Name, and cursed. Then they brought him to Moses. His mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.
   Leviticus 24:16
   Whoever blasphemes the name of the Lord shall surely be put to death. All the congregation shall stone him. The sojourner as well as the native, when he blasphemes the Name, shall be put to death.
   Philippians 2:9
   Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name.
   3 John 1:7
   For they have gone out for the sake of the name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles.
   
4. Cross References
   Acts 2:46
   And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts.
   
5. Cross References
   Acts 8:35
   Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning with this Scripture he told him the good news about Jesus.
   Acts 11:20
   But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke to the Hellenists also, preaching the Lord Jesus.
   Acts 17:18
   Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, "What does this babbler wish to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities" - because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection.
   
6. Cross References
   Acts 18:5
   When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus.