a11:23-27
b11:23-24
cActs 16:22-23
dDeut 25:1-3
e11:25
fActs 16:22-24
hActs 14:19
iActs 27:1-44
j11:26-27
kActs 13–28

‏ 2 Corinthians 11:23-27

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.
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