They were happy, not for the flogging and the physical pain that ensued, but for the understanding that this had taken place because they kept their integrity to Jehovah and followed in Jesus ’ footsteps. ​ — Acts 16: 25; 2 Corinthians 12: 10; 1 Peter 4: 13.
Viņi jutās priecīgi ne jau tāpēc, ka bija pērti un juta fiziskas sāpes. Priecīgus viņus darīja apziņa, ka viņi ir cietuši, jo ir bijuši uzticīgi Jehovam un sekojuši Jēzus pēdās.