2 Corinthians 11:25

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea.”

What this verse means

A short, plain-language explanation of 2 Corinthians 11:25 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.

Compare translations
BSBPD

“Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day have I been in the deep;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice was I shipwrecked, a night and a day in the deep I have passed;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
Open the full comparison
Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Corinthians 11:25 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 21:35But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
  2. Acts 7:58They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
  3. Acts 14:5But when the Gentiles and Jews, together with their rulers, set out to mistreat and stone them,
  4. Acts 14:19Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.
  5. Acts 16:22The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods.
  6. Acts 16:33At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. And without delay, he and all his household were baptized.
  7. Acts 16:37But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”
  8. Acts 22:24the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.
  9. Acts 27:1When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
  10. Hebrews 11:37They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

Keep exploring