Deuteronomy 25:3 Cross References

Deuteronomy 25:3

3: No more than forty lashes may ever be given; more than forty lashes would publicly humiliate your neighbor.

Then Jesus told this story to some who had great self-confidence and scorned everyone else:
"Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a dishonest tax collector.
The proud Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: 'I thank you, God, that I am not a sinner like everyone else, especially like that tax collector over there! For I never cheat, I don't sin, I don't commit adultery,
I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income.'

Yet when this son of yours comes back after squandering your money on prostitutes, you celebrate by killing the finest calf we have.'

For instance, suppose someone comes into your meeting dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewelry, and another comes in who is poor and dressed in shabby clothes.
If you give special attention and a good seat to the rich person, but you say to the poor one, "You can stand over there, or else sit on the floor"--well,

Five different times the Jews gave me thirty-nine lashes.
Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked. Once I spent a whole night and a day adrift at sea.

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