Stripes: As a punishment were not to exceed forty
(Deuteronomy 25:1-3) and hence arose
the custom of limiting them to thirty-nine
(2 Corinthians 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
(Matthew 27:26)
