23. Are they ministers of Christ? I’m speaking like a crazy person. What I’ve done goes well beyond what they’ve done. I’ve worked much harder. I’ve been imprisoned much more often. I’ve been beaten more times than I can count. I’ve faced death many times.
24. I received the "forty lashes minus one" from the Jews five times.
25. I was beaten with rods three times. I was stoned once. I was shipwrecked three times. I spent a day and a night on the open sea.
26. I’ve been on many journeys. I faced dangers from rivers, robbers, my people, and Gentiles. I faced dangers in the city, in the desert, on the sea, and from false brothers and sisters.