2Cor 11:23-26 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Cor 11:23-27: 11:23-27 I have served him far more! Paul’s service to Christ had entailed Christlike sufferings and toils. Some of the difficulties in this litany are recorded in Acts. Summary for 2Cor 11:23-24: 11:23-24 in prison more often: E.g., see Acts 16:22-23 . Clement of Rome says that Paul was imprisoned a total of seven times. • thirty-nine lashes: This punishment was prescribed in Deut 25:1-3 . The Jewish leaders punished Paul as a renegade Jew, and he faced death again and again .

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hActs 14:19►

iActs 27:1-44►

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kActs 13–28►

‏ 2 Corinthians 11:23-26

Summary for 2Cor 11:23-27: 11:23-27 ^a I have served him far more! Paul’s service to Christ had entailed Christlike sufferings and toils. Some of the difficulties in this litany are recorded in Acts.
Summary for 2Cor 11:23-24: 11:23-24 ^b in prison more often: E.g., see Acts 16:22-23 ^c. Clement of Rome says that Paul was imprisoned a total of seven times.

• thirty-nine lashes: This punishment was prescribed in Deut 25:1-3 ^d. The Jewish leaders punished Paul as a renegade Jew, and he faced death again and again.
11:25 ^e Three times I was beaten with rods: Paul suffered this Roman punishment at Philippi, though as a Roman citizen he should have been exempted (Acts 16:22-24 ^f, 37 ^g).

• Once I was stoned: At Lystra (Acts 14:19 ^h).

• Three times I was shipwrecked: These events are otherwise unknown; Paul’s shipwreck on the voyage to Rome would come later (Acts 27:1-44 ⁱ).
Summary for 2Cor 11:26-27: 11:26-27 ^j Paul’s many long journeys are recorded in Acts 13–28 ^k. These trips involved facing danger and enduring hardship.