John Chrysostom

"And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for the name of Christ." What miracles so wonderful as this? Nowhere is the like of this recorded of the old saints: for Jeremiah indeed was scourged for the word of God, and they threatened Elijah, and the rest: but in this case, even by this very thing, and not only by their miracles, these showed forth the power of God. He does not say, that they were not pained, but that though pained they rejoiced. How does this appear? …

Homily on Acts 14 ↗

Oecumenius

See also the apostles' devotion to the better cause. For by the afflictions by which they hoped to be subdued, they were the more exercised, so that they might proceed to a more effective and more fearless doctrine, and not in secret, but immediately even in the temple from which they had been seized, and everywhere else also, they would proclaim Christ, showing to the listeners the futility of those who had used force against them.

Commentary on Acts ↗

Martyrdom of Colluthus

The martyrology of the holy martyr of Christ Colluthus, and the physician and healer of every one who partakes of the body and blood of Christ in purity; he fulfilled his contest on the twenty-fourth day of Pashons; in God's peace, Amen. It happened in the twentieth year of the emperors Diocletian and Maximinian (sic), the transgressors, and in the third year of Constantine, on the twenty-fourth day of Pashons, that the holy Colluthus was set upon the tribunal of Antinoou. …

The Martyrdom of St Colluthus ↗

Gregory the Dialogist

And they went rejoicing from the presence of the council, because they were counted worthy to suffer insults for the name of Jesus. Behold, Peter rejoices in beatings, who before was afraid at mere words. And he who previously feared when questioned by the voice of a servant girl, after the coming of the Holy Spirit, though beaten, tramples down the powers of rulers. It is fitting to raise the eyes of faith to the power of this craftsman, and to consider here and there the Fathers of the new and old testament. …

Forty Gospel Homilies, Homily 30 ↗

Bernard of Clairvaux

But let us take a look at those who may rightly boast of possessing an abundance of it. "They left the presence of the Sanhedrin glad to have had the honor of suffering humiliation for the sake of the name of Jesus." They whose gentleness remained unshaken in the face both of reproaches and blows, had surely been filled from the overflowing richness of the Spirit. …

Sermons on the Song of Songs, Sermon 10 ↗