not exceed: 2Co 11:24, 2Co 11:25 vile unto thee: That is, be beaten so cruelly, that, by retaining the marks, he become contemptible in the eyes of his brethren. Amendment, and not this, was the object of the punishment. We should hate and despise the sin, but not the sinner. Job 18:3, Luk 15:30, Luk 18:9-12, Jam 2:2, Jam 2:3 Reciprocal: Neh 13:25 - smote Mat 10:17 - scourge Luk 12:47 - shall 2Co 6:5 - stripes