2 Corinthians 11:23
Are they servants of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more so; in labours more abundant, in beatings beyond number, in prison more frequently, in danger of death often.
Revised King James New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
22Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? so am I.
24From the Jews I five times received forty lashes less one.
Cross References
Acts 14:19And certain Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, who, having persuaded the people, stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, supposing he was dead.
Acts 20:23Except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city, that bonds and afflictions await me.
Acts 24:26He also hoped that Paul would give him money: therefore he sent for him often, and conversed with him.
Acts 27:1And when it was determined that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to one named Julius, a centurion of the Augustan cohort.
Acts 28:30And he lived two years in his own rented house, and welcomed all who came to see him,
1 Corinthians 3:5Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each his task?
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 11:23-33
The Apostle Recounts His Sufferings. ( a. d. 57.) 22 Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I. 23 Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. 24 Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one. 25 Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; 26 In journeyings often, in… Read the whole commentary →