Act 16:23 | PNT | STEP | Laid many stripes upon them . Moses mercifully restricted the number of stripes ( ); hence, Paul says: "Five times I received of the Jews forty stripes, save one" ( ). With the Romans there was no such restriction.

Acts 16:23

Laid many stripes upon them. Moses mercifully restricted the number of stripes (De 25:3); hence, Paul says: "Five times I received of the Jews forty stripes, save one" (2Co 11:24). With the Romans there was no such restriction.