2 Corinthians 11:25 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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; ”

2 Corinthians 11:25 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thrice was I beaten with rods - In the Acts of the Apostles there is mention made of his being beaten in this manner but once before the time when this Epistle was written. That occurred at Phili...
2 Corinthians 11:25 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(q) 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; (q) By the Roman magistrates.
2 Corinthians 11:25 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Comparison between Paul and his Opponents ( cf. 2 Corinthians 11:6 ). Under the pressure of intense feeling he will break through his inclination and self-imposed resolve of silence, to let his c...
2 Corinthians 11:25 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

beaten, he. Greek. rhabdizo. See Acts 16:22 . stoned . At Lystra, Acts 14:19 . suffered shipwreck . was shipwrecked. Greek. nauageo. Only here and 1 Timothy 1:19 . a night and. day . G...
2 Corinthians 11:25 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

25. Thrice was I beaten with rods Hence it appears, that the Apostle suffered many things, of which no mention is made by Luke; for he makes mention of only one stoning, (861) one scourg...
2 Corinthians 11:25 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2041 ST. PAUL’S ZEAL ILLUSTRATED AND IMPROVED 2 Corinthians 11:23-29 . Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure,...
2 Corinthians 11:25 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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; Thrice was I beaten with rods - This was under the Roman government, as their...
2 Corinthians 11:25 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Thrice was I beaten with rods, &c.— See Matthew 27:26 . Mark 15:15 . John 19:1 . The wreck at Malta happened long after this time; so that it must have been the fourth shipwreck that St....
2 Corinthians 11:25 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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; The beating by Roman magistrates at Philippi ( Acts 16:23 ) is the onl...
2 Corinthians 11:25 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

(b) 11:1-15. Defence of his Gospel and of his Independence St. Paul says that he also will now boast a little, for he is as much an Apostle as those whom they prefer. If he refuses monetary supp...
2 Corinthians 11:25 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Once was I stoned. — Here the Acts ( Acts 14:19 ) give us the solitary instance at Lystra. The accuracy of the Apostle in referring to this form of suffering, where we can compare it with the histo...
2 Corinthians 11:25 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 25 FOOLISH BOASTING. 2 Corinthians 11:7-29 (R.V) THE connection of 2 Corinthians 11:7 with what precedes is not at once clear. The Apostle has expressed his conviction that he is in...
2 Corinthians 11:25 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Pre-eminent in Labor and Suffering 2 Corinthians 11:22-33 It has been truly said that this enumeration represents a life which up to that hour had been without precedent in the history of the w...
2 Corinthians 11:25 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Having thus stated the true grounds of glorying, and being about to make his boast (such action having been made necessary by the opposition), the apostle has so little love for it that he commences...
2 Corinthians 11:25 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(16) I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little. (17) That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishl...
2 Corinthians 11:25 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Thrice was I beaten with rods ,.... Or "wands", by the Romans; for this was a Roman punishment, distinct from scourging with cords used by the Jews. There is mention made but of one time only that h...
2 Corinthians 11:25 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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; Ver. 25. Thrice was I beaten, &c. ] By the Roman magistrates, as also...
2 Corinthians 11:25 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Are they ministers of Christ? “St. Paul does not compare himself with the false teachers as an apostle, but as a minister of Christ simply. And to show how much he exceeded them in that inferior ch...
2 Corinthians 11:25 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

If it seems strange that Paul asks the Corinthians to bear with a little folly in him, yet let us still remember that it is God who inspires him to write as he does. Paul considered it folly to speak...
2 Corinthians 11:25 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Apostle Recounts His Sufferings. A. D. 57. 22 Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Isra...
2 Corinthians 11:25 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Thrice was I beaten with rods; this was by the pagans, for the Jews whipped malefactor with a whip which had three cords. We read of one of these times. Acts 16:23 ; and of a second, Acts 22:2...
2 Corinthians 11:25 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Paul Defends His Apostleship And Compares Himself With His Opponents ( 2 Corinthians 11:1-33 ). An exact determination of who the visiting preachers were who constituted the new grave threat to Pa...
2 Corinthians 11:25 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES 2 Corinthians 11:16 . Again .—After 2 Corinthians 11:1 . “You can very well let a foolish fellow like me be in the fashion, and do a bit of boasting.” 2 Corinthians 11:17 . Af...
2 Corinthians 11:25 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Corinthians 11:1 . Bear with me a little in my folly; for I must glory a little when the advocate of self-applause. I know it is folly for a man to applaud himself; and I doubt not but you will...
2 Corinthians 11:25 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

AN APOSTLE DRIVEN AGAINST HIS WILL INTO A SEMBLANCE OF BOASTING . EXPOSITION An apology for the "foolishness" of boasting ( 2 Corinthians 11:1-47 ). He is not afraid of compa...
2 Corinthians 11:25 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The apostle's commendation of himself:
2 Corinthians 11:25 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 14:19 ; Acts 14:5 ; Acts 16:22 ; Acts 16:23 ; Acts 16:33 ; Acts 16:37 ; Acts 22:24 ; Acts 27:1-44 ; Acts 7:58 ; Acts 7:59 ; Hebrews 11:37 ; Matthew 21:35
2 Corinthians 11:25 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Thrice I have been shipwrecked — Before his voyage to Rome. In the deep — Probably floating on some part of the vessel.

2 Corinthians 11:25 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Corinthians 11:25 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Corinthians 11:25 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Corinthians 11:25 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Corinthians 11:25 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2 Corinthians 11:25 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

2 Corinthians 11:25 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Corinthians 11:25 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Corinthians 11:25 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Corinthians 11:25 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Corinthians 11:25 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Corinthians 11:25 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Corinthians 11:25 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Corinthians 11:25 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Corinthians 11:25 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Corinthians 11:25 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Corinthians 11:25 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Corinthians 11:25 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Corinthians 11:25 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Corinthians 11:25 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Corinthians 11:25 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Corinthians 11:25 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Corinthians 11:25 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Corinthians 11:25 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Corinthians 11:25 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Corinthians 11:25 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Corinthians 11:25 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 11:25 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes