2 Corinthians 6:5
In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;
Cross-references
2 Corinthians 11:27 expands on the same hardships — toil, sleepless nights, hunger — echoing this list.
2 Corinthians 11:23-25 expands on the same sufferings—stripes, imprisonments, labors—providing a detailed parallel account.
In 2 Corinthians 1:8-10, Paul describes a severe affliction in Asia that led him to despair, adding depth to the hardships briefly listed here.
Acts 22:24 recounts Paul about to be flogged—matching the 'beatings' he enumerates as part of his apostolic trials.
Hebrews 11:36 lists sufferings including flogging, chains, and imprisonment — a direct parallel to the beatings and imprisonments Paul recounts here.
In 2 Timothy 2:9, Paul mentions being bound with chains, directly echoing the 'imprisonments' from his list of hardships here.
2 Timothy 1:8 calls Paul 'his prisoner' and urges sharing in suffering — reinforcing his imprisonment theme.
1 Thessalonians 2:9 describes Paul's night-and-day labor — directly paralleling 'hard work' and 'sleepless nights' here.
Philippians 1:13 states Paul's imprisonment became known — a direct parallel to his sufferings.
Ephesians 3:1 identifies Paul as 'a prisoner for Christ Jesus' — directly aligning with his imprisonments here.
Acts 28:30 notes Paul stayed two years under house arrest — a long imprisonment matching his list.
Acts 28:16 describes Paul under house arrest in Rome — an example of the 'imprisonments' he endured.
In Acts 26:29, Paul speaks of his chains before Agrippa — a specific reference to his imprisonment.
In Acts 24:27, Felix leaves Paul imprisoned for two years — matching the 'imprisonments' Paul recounts.
In Acts 23:35, Paul is kept in Herod's praetorium while awaiting trial — a direct instance of the 'imprisonments' he lists.
Acts 22:23 depicts a riot Paul faced — a concrete example of the 'riots' listed among his hardships here.
In Jeremiah 37:15, the prophet is beaten and imprisoned—the same types of suffering Paul lists here, showing shared endurance.
Jeremiah 37:16 adds a dark dungeon cell—illustrating the harsh imprisonment Paul also experienced and includes in his list.
Acts 20:31 describes Paul's night-and-day admonition — a concrete example of the 'sleepless nights' and 'hard work' listed here.
Acts 19:23-34 details the great riot in Ephesus, directly matching the 'riots' Paul experienced as listed here.
Acts 17:5 describes a mob inciting a riot in Thessalonica, directly corresponding to the 'riots' Paul lists among his hardships.
In Acts 16:24, Paul himself is thrown into the inner prison and fastened in stocks—a firsthand example of the imprisonments he later lists.
Acts 16:23 records Paul and Silas being beaten and imprisoned, a specific instance of the stripes and imprisonments mentioned here.
In Jeremiah 38:6, the prophet is lowered into a muddy cistern—a literal imprisonment matching Paul's 'imprisonments' and 'labors'.
Acts 21:27-34 describes Paul seized by a mob and bound with chains, directly connecting to both the 'riots' and 'imprisonments' in his list.
Acts 14:19 recounts Paul being stoned and left for dead, directly matching the 'beatings' mentioned in his list of sufferings.
Acts 12:5 describes Peter kept in prison while the church prays—reinforcing the reality of imprisonment that Paul includes in his list.
Acts 12:4 shows Peter imprisoned under heavy guard—a specific case of the imprisonments Paul references as part of apostolic suffering.
In Acts 5:18, the apostles are arrested and put in public jail—mirroring the imprisonments Paul counts among his own hardships.
Matthew 14:3 records John the Baptist's arrest and binding—a direct parallel to the imprisonments Paul lists as part of his ministry sufferings.
Acts 16:22 describes the public beating with rods ordered by magistrates, a concrete example of the beatings Paul endured.
1 Corinthians 4:11 lists similar hardships including hunger and thirst, directly echoing the hunger mentioned here.
Acts 23:10 shows Paul rescued from a violent mob — another instance of the 'riots' and dangers he endured.
Deuteronomy 25:3 limits beatings to forty stripes, the legal background for the stripes Paul endured in ministry.