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Act 5:41. ΧαίÏοντες, rejoicing) The characteristic of truth-in afflictions, joy, real, profound, and pure.-á½‘Ï€á½²Ï Ï„Î¿á¿¦ ὀνόματος, for the name) viz. His name, the name forbidden in Act 5:40. Some have added, τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, or τοῦ ΚυÏίου Ἰησοῦ, or τοῦ ΧÏιστοῦ.[43] The phrase is put absolutely, as in 3 John Act 5:7, ὙΠῈΡ ΤΟῦ ὈÎΌΜΑΤΟς: 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 αá½Ï„οῦ with Orig., and, acc. to Tisch., with Lucif. (But Lachm. quotes Lucif. for ὀνόματος simply.) Ee adds Ἰησοῦ (and so Vulg.), or τοῦ ΚυÏίου Ἰησοῦ.-E. and T.