How many times was Paul beaten with thirty-nine lashes by the Jews?
According to 2 Corinthians 11:24, the apostle Paul writes that he received thirty-nine lashes from the Jews on five separate occasions. This was part of the sufferings he endured for the sake of the Gospel, as recorded in that passage.
In 2 Corinthians 11:24, Paul writes that five times he received thirty-nine lashes from the Jews. The speaker explains that Paul, whom he feels was probably the greatest servant God ever had of the human race, even surpassing Moses a little bit, still had to go through tremendous suffering for the sake of the Gospel. This illustrates that the promise 'if God for us, who against us' does not mean nothing bad can happen to believers; the very same man who wrote that promise endured such persecution.
Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one.
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How many times was Paul given the 39 stripes by the Jews?
Paul says he received the Jews' thirty-nine stripes five times and was beaten with rods three times, yet the Book of Acts records only one of the thirty-nine-stripe beatings and only one stoning.