Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger; New Living Translation We have been beaten, been put in prison, faced angry mobs, worked to exhaustion, endured sleepless nights, and gone without food. English Standard Version beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; Berean Standard Bible in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger; Berean Literal Bible in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in watchings, in fastings; King James Bible In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings; New King James Version in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in fastings; New American Standard Bible in beatings, in imprisonments, in mob attacks, in labors, in sleeplessness, in hunger, NASB 1995 in beatings, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in hunger, NASB 1977 in beatings, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in sleeplessness, in hunger, Legacy Standard Bible in beatings, in imprisonments, in disturbances, in labors, in sleeplessness, in hunger, Amplified Bible in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in sleepless nights, in hunger, Christian Standard Bible by beatings, by imprisonments, by riots, by labors, by sleepless nights, by times of hunger, Holman Christian Standard Bible by beatings, by imprisonments, by riots, by labors, by sleepless nights, by times of hunger, American Standard Version in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings; Contemporary English Version We have been beaten, put in jail, and hurt in riots. We have worked hard and have gone without sleep or food. English Revised Version in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings; GOD'S WORD® Translation beatings, imprisonments, riots, hard work, sleepless nights, and lack of food. Good News Translation We have been beaten, jailed, and mobbed; we have been overworked and have gone without sleep or food. International Standard Version in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights, and hunger; Majority Standard Bible in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger; NET Bible in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in troubles, in sleepless nights, in hunger, New Heart English Bible in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in watchings, in fastings; Webster's Bible Translation In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings; Weymouth New Testament by floggings, by imprisonments; by facing riots, by toil, by sleepless watching, by hunger and thirst; World English Bible in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in watchings, in fastings, Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionin stripes, in imprisonments, in insurrections, in labors, in watchings, in fastings, Berean Literal Bible in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in watchings, in fastings; Young's Literal Translation in stripes, in imprisonments, in insurrections, in labours, in watchings, in fastings, Smith's Literal Translation In blows, in imprisonments, in disorders, in fatigues, in watchings, in fastings; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIn stripes, in prisons, in seditions, in labours, in watchings, in fastings, Catholic Public Domain Version despite wounds, imprisonment, and rebellion; with hard work, vigilance, and fasting; New American Bible beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, vigils, fasts; New Revised Standard Version beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleIn scourgings, in bonds, in tumults, in toilings, in vigils, in fastings; Aramaic Bible in Plain English In scourgings, in chains, in seditions, in toil, in vigils, in fasts, NT Translations Anderson New Testamentin stripes, in prisons, in commotions, in labors, in watchings, in fastings; Godbey New Testament in stripes, in prisons, in tumults, in labors, in vigils, in fastings; Haweis New Testament in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings, Mace New Testament from imprisonments, from tumults, from labours, from watchings, from penury. Weymouth New Testament by floggings, by imprisonments; by facing riots, by toil, by sleepless watching, by hunger and thirst; Worrell New Testament in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in toilings, in watchings, in fastings; Worsley New Testament in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Paul's Hardships and God's Grace…4Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities; 5in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger; 6in purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;… Cross References 2 Corinthians 11:23-27 Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death. / Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. / 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. ... Acts 16:23-24 And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely. / On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks. 1 Corinthians 4:11-13 To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless. / We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; / when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world. Acts 14:19-22 Then 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. / But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. And the next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe. / They preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch, ... 1 Thessalonians 2:9 Surely you recall, brothers, our labor and toil. We worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to anyone while we proclaimed to you the gospel of God. Philippians 1:29-30 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him, / since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have. Acts 9:16 I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.” Romans 8:35-37 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? / As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” / No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. 2 Timothy 3:10-11 You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my perseverance, / my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them. Colossians 1:24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church. Acts 20:19 I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews. 1 Peter 4:12-14 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you. / But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory. / If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. Matthew 5:10-12 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. / Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you. Hebrews 11:36-38 Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. / They 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. / The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and hid in caves and holes in the ground. Isaiah 53:3-5 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. / Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. Treasury of Scripture In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings; stripes. 2 Corinthians 11:23-25 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… Deuteronomy 25:3 Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee. Isaiah 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. imprisonments. 1 Kings 22:27 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace. 2 Chronicles 16:10 Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time. Jeremiah 33:1 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying, in tumults. 2 Corinthians 1:8-10 For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: … Acts 14:19 And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead. Acts 17:5 But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people. labours. 2 Corinthians 11:23 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. 1 Corinthians 15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. 1 Thessalonians 2:9 For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God. watchings. 2 Corinthians 11:27 In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. Ezekiel 3:17 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. Mark 13:34-37 For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch… Jump to Previous Attacks Beatings Blows Facing Fastings Floggings Hard Hunger Imprisonments Insurrections Labors Nights Prisons Riots Sleepless Stripes Thirst Toil Tumults Watching Watchings WorkJump to Next Attacks Beatings Blows Facing Fastings Floggings Hard Hunger Imprisonments Insurrections Labors Nights Prisons Riots Sleepless Stripes Thirst Toil Tumults Watching Watchings Work2 Corinthians 6 1. That he has approved himself a faithful minister of Christ by his exhortations,3. and by integrity of life, 4. and by patiently enduring all kinds of affliction and disgrace for the gospel. 10. Of which he speaks the more boldly amongst them because his heart is open to them, 13. and he expects the like affection from them again; 14. exhorting them to flee the society and pollutions of idolaters, 17. as being themselves temples of the living God. in beatings The Greek word used here is "πληγαῖς" (plēgais), which refers to physical blows or stripes. In the context of Paul's ministry, this phrase highlights the physical suffering and persecution he endured for the sake of the Gospel. Historically, beatings were a common form of punishment and intimidation used by both Jewish and Roman authorities. Paul's willingness to endure such suffering underscores his commitment to Christ and serves as an example of the cost of discipleship. It reminds believers that following Jesus may involve enduring physical hardships, yet these trials are opportunities to demonstrate faith and perseverance. imprisonments and riots in labor sleepless nights and hunger Parallel Commentaries ... Greek inἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. beatings, πληγαῖς (plēgais) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 4127: A blow, stripe, wound; an affliction, plague. From plesso; a stroke; by implication, a wound; figuratively, a calamity. imprisonments, φυλακαῖς (phylakais) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 5438: From phulasso; a guarding or, the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or, the time, literally or figuratively. [and] riots; ἀκαταστασίαις (akatastasiais) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 181: From akatastatos; instability, i.e. Disorder. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. labor, κόποις (kopois) Noun - Dative Masculine Plural Strong's 2873: From kopto; a cut, i.e. toil, literally or figuratively; by implication, pains. sleepless nights, ἀγρυπνίαις (agrypniais) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 70: The state of being awake (at night), sleeplessness, watching. From agrupneo; sleeplessness, i.e. A keeping awake. [and] hunger; νηστείαις (nēsteiais) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 3521: Fasting, the day of atonement. From nesteuo; abstinence; specially, the fast of the Day of Atonement. 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