“They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for Jesus’ name.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Acts 5 contains 42 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.