Stripes

"As a punishment were not to exceed forty (Deut. 25:1-3), and" hence arose the custom of limiting them to thirty-nine (2 Cor. 11:24). Paul claimed the privilege of a Roman citizen in regard "to the infliction of stripes (Acts 16:37, 38; 22:25-29). Our" Lord was beaten with stripes (Matt. 27:26).