2 Corinthians 11:22-24

Good News Translation

²² Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they Abraham's descendants? So am I. ^23 (A)Are they Christ's servants? I sound like a madman—but I am a better servant than they are! I have worked much harder, I have been in prison more times, I have been whipped much more, and I have been near death more often. ^24 (B)Five times I was given the thirty-nine lashes by the Jews;