2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 Corinthians 11:24 forty lashes less one. The Jewish punishment of 39 lashes was given by the synagogue for false teaching, blasphemy, and serious lawbreaking. All of these charges could have been applied to Paul’s preaching of the gospel, especially to Gentiles (Acts 9:20; Acts 13:5, Acts 13:14; etc.; see note on Acts 5:40). It was the most severe beating allowed by Scripture (Deuteronomy 25:1).

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