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Verse	Translation	Text
2Co 11:25	Strong Concordance	Thrice [5151] was I beaten with rods [4463], once [530] was I stoned [3034], thrice [5151] I suffered shipwreck [3489], a night and a day [3574] I have been [4160] in [1722] the deep [1037];
	King James	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;

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
The beating by Roman magistrates at Philippi (Act 16:23) is the only one recorded in Acts, which does not profess to give a complete journal of his life, but only a sketch of it in connection with the design of the book, namely, to give an outline of the history of the Gospel Church from its foundation at Jerusalem, to the period of its reaching Rome, the capital of the Gentile world. once was I stoned-- (Act 14:19). thrice . . . shipwreck--before the shipwreck at Melita (Act 27:44). Probably in some of his voyages from Tarsus, where he stayed for some time after his conversion, and from which, as being a seafaring place, he was likely to make missionary voyages to adjoining places (Act 9:30; Act 11:25; Gal 1:21). a night and a day . . . in the deep--probably in part swimming or in an open boat.

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

The beating by Roman magistrates at Philippi (Act 16:23) is the only one recorded in Acts, which does not profess to give a complete journal of his life, but only a sketch of it in connection with the design of the book, namely, to give an outline of the history of the Gospel Church from its foundation at Jerusalem, to the period of its reaching Rome, the capital of the Gentile world.

once was I stoned-- (Act 14:19).

thrice . . . shipwreck--before the shipwreck at Melita (Act 27:44). Probably in some of his voyages from Tarsus, where he stayed for some time after his conversion, and from which, as being a seafaring place, he was likely to make missionary voyages to adjoining places (Act 9:30; Act 11:25; Gal 1:21).

a night and a day . . . in the deep--probably in part swimming or in an open boat.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
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 Philippi; Act 16:22-23. But there is no reason to doubt that it was more frequently done. This was a frequent mode of punishment among the ancient nations, and as Paul was often persecuted, he would be naturally subjected to this shameful punishment. Once I was stoned - This was the usual mode of punishment among the Jews for blasphemy. The instance referred to here occurred at Lystra; Act 14:19. Paley (Horae Paulinae) has remarked that this, when confronted with the history, furnished the nearest approach to a contradiction without a contradiction being actually incurred, that he ever had met with. The history Act 14:19 contains but one account of his being actually stoned. But prior to this Act 14:5, it mentions that "an assault was made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully and to stone them, but they were aware of it, and fled to Lystra and Derbe." "Now," Paley remarks, "had the assault been completed; had the history related that a stone was thrown, as it relates that preparations were made both by Jews and Gentiles to stone Paul and his companions; or even had the account of this transaction stopped without going on to inform us that Paul and his companions were aware of their danger and fled, a contradiction between the history and the Epistle would have ensued. Truth is necessarily consistent; but it is scarcely possible that independent accounts, not having truth to guide them, should thus advance to the very brink of contradiction without falling into it." Thrice I suffered shipwreck - On what occasions, or where, is now unknown, as these instances are not referred to in the Acts of the Apostles. The instance of shipwreck recorded there Acts 27, which occurred when on his way to Rome, happened after this Epistle was written, and should not be supposed to be one of the instances referred to here. Paul made many voyages in going from Jerusalem to Tarsus, and to Antioch, and to various parts of Asia Minor, and to Cyprus; and shipwrecks in those seas were by no means such unusual occurrences as to render this account improbable. A night and a day ... - The word used here (νυχθήμερον nuchthēmeron) denotes a complete natural day, or 24 hours. In the deep - To what this refers we do not now certainly know. It is probable, however, that Paul refers to some period when, having been shipwrecked, he was saved by supporting himself on a plank or fragment of the vessel until he obtained relief. Such a situation is one of great peril, and he mentions it, therefore, among the trials which he had endured. The supposition of some commentators that he spent his time on some rock in the deep; or of others that this means some deep dungeon; or of others that he was swallowed by a whale (that is, a big fish), like Jonah, shows the extent to which the fancy is often indulged in interpreting the Bible.

Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]
Beaten with rods Roman scourgings. Stoned At Lystra, Act 14:19. Thrice I suffered shipwreck The shipwreck at Malta, being later, is, of course, not referred to; so that no one of these three is on record. A night and a day (νυχθήμερον) A compound term occurring only here in the New Testament, and rarely in later Greek. Have I been in the deep (ἐν τῷ βυθῷ πεποίηκα) Lit., I have made (spent) a night and a day in the deep. For a similar use of ποιέω to make, see Act 15:33; Act 18:23; Act 20:3; Jam 4:13. βυθός bottom or depth occurs only here. Of the event itself there is no record.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
Thrice I have been shipwrecked - Before his voyage to Rome. In the deep - Probably floating on some part of the vessel.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
Thrice was I beaten with rods - This was under the Roman government, as their lictors beat criminals in this way. We hear of the apostle's being treated thus once, namely at Philippi, Act 16:22. See Section 9 of the Introduction. Once was I stoned - Namely, at Lystra, Act 14:19, etc. A night and a day I have been in the deep - To what this refers we cannot tell; it is generally supposed that in some shipwreck not on record the apostle had saved himself on a plank, and was a whole day and night on the sea, tossed about at the mercy of the waves. Others think that βυθος, the deep, signifies a dungeon of a terrible nature at Cyzicum, in the Propontis, into which Paul was cast as he passed from Troas. But this is not likely.

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²¹ Afterwards [1899] I came [2064] into [1519] the regions [2824] of Syria [4947] and [2532] Cilicia [2791];

²⁵ Then [1161] departed [1831] Barnabas [921] to [1519] Tarsus [5019], for to seek [327] Saul [4569]:

³⁰ Which when [1161] the brethren [80] knew [1921], they brought [2609] him [846] down [2609] to [1519] Caesarea [2542], and [2532] sent [1821] him [846] forth [1821] to [1519] Tarsus [5019].

⁴⁴ And [2532] the rest [3062], some [3739] [3303] on [1909] boards [4548], and [1161] some [3739] on [1909] broken pieces of [575] the ship [4143] [5100]. And [2532] so [3779] it came to pass [1096], that they escaped [1295] all [3956] safe [1295] to [1909] land [1093].

¹⁹ And [1161] there came thither [1904] certain Jews [2453] from [575] Antioch [490] and [2532] Iconium [2430], who [2532] persuaded [3982] the people [3793], and [2532], having stoned [3034] Paul [3972], drew [4951] him out of [1854] the city [4172], supposing [3543] he [846] had been dead [2348].

²³ And [5037] when they had laid [2007] many [4183] stripes [4127] upon them [846], they cast [906] them into [1519] prison [5438], charging [3853] the jailor [1200] to keep [5083] them [846] safely [806]:

⁵ And [1161] when [5613] there was [1096] an assault [3730] made [1096] both [5037] of the Gentiles [1484], and also [2532] of the Jews [2453] with [4862] their [846] rulers [758], to use them despitefully [5195], and [2532] to stone [3036] them [846],

²² And [2532] the multitude [3793] rose up together [4911] against [2596] them [846]: and [2532] the magistrates [4755] rent off [4048] their [846] clothes [2440], and commanded [2753] to beat [4463] them.
²³ And [5037] when they had laid [2007] many [4183] stripes [4127] upon them [846], they cast [906] them into [1519] prison [5438], charging [3853] the jailor [1200] to keep [5083] them [846] safely [806]:

¹³ Go to [33] now [3568], ye that say [3004], To day [4594] or [2532] to morrow [839] we will go [4198] into [1519] such [3592] a city [4172], and [2532] continue [4160] [4160] there [1563] a [1520] year [1763], and [2532] buy and sell [1710] [1710], and [2532] get gain [2770] [2770]:

³ And [5037] there abode [4160] three [5140] months [3376]. And when the Jews [5259] [2453] laid [1096] wait [1917] for him [846], as he was about [3195] to sail [321] into [1519] Syria [4947], he purposed [1096] [1106] to return [5290] through [1223] Macedonia [3109].

²³ And [2532] after he had spent [4160] some [5100] time [5550] there, he departed [1831], and went over [1330] all the country [5561] of Galatia [1054] and [2532] Phrygia [5435] in order [2517], strengthening [1991] all [3956] the disciples [3101].

³³ And [1161] after they had tarried [4160] there a space [5550], they were let go [630] in [3326] peace [1515] from [575] the brethren [80] unto [4314] the apostles [652].