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Act 5:41. Χαίροντες, rejoicing) The characteristic of truth-in afflictions, joy, real, profound, and pure.-ὑπὲρ τοῦ ὀνόματος, for the name) viz. His name, the name forbidden in Act 5:40. Some have added, τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, or τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ, or τοῦ Χριστοῦ.[43] The phrase is put absolutely, as in 3 John Act 5:7, ὙΠῈΡ ΤΟῦ ὈΝΌΜΑΤΟς: Lev 24:11. The name Jesus had been expressed by Luke in the preceding verse. The reference in this verse is to it with an elegant ellipsis of the pronoun.-κατηξιώθησαν ἀτιμασθῆναι, they were counted worthy to suffer insult [shame]) A choice Oxymoron [see Append.]: so, “To you it is given to suffer,” Php 1:29 : comp. 1Pe 2:19. [Contumely before men is a dignity before GOD.-V. g.]
[43] ABCDd Memph. Theb. and Syr. read simply ὀνόματος. Rec. Text adds αὐτοῦ with Orig., and, acc. to Tisch., with Lucif. (But Lachm. quotes Lucif. for ὀνόματος simply.) Ee adds Ἰησοῦ (and so Vulg.), or τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ.-E. and T.