'Beating' in the Bible

Meanwhile the boat, already far from land, was taking a beating from the waves because the wind was against it.

And there cometh a great storm of wind, and the waves were beating on the boat, so that it is now being filled,

And He got up and [sternly] rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Hush, be still (muzzled)!” And the wind died down [as if it had grown weary] and there was [at once] a great calm [a perfect peacefulness].

Night and day he was constantly screaming and shrieking among the tombs and on the mountains, and cutting himself with [sharp] stones.

Then He got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased [as if exhausted by its own activity]; and they were completely overwhelmed,

And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some.

They kept beating His head with a reed, and spitting on Him, and kneeling and bowing before Him.

and they were all weeping, and beating themselves for her, and he said, 'Weep not, she did not die, but doth sleep;

Jesus replied, "A man was once on his way down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell among robbers, who after both stripping and beating him went away, leaving him half dead.

That servant who knew what his master wanted but didn't prepare himself or do what was wanted will receive a severe beating.

But the servant who did things that deserved a beating without knowing it will receive a light beating. Much will be required from everyone to whom much has been given. But even more will be demanded from the one to whom much has been entrusted."

But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’

And at the proper time he sent a slave to the tenant farmers, so that they would give him [some] of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenant farmers sent him away empty-handed [after] beating [him].

The men who were holding Jesus started mocking and beating Him.

And there was following him a great multitude of the people, and of women, who also were beating themselves and lamenting him,

And all the crowds who had come together to that sight, having seen the things that took place, returned, beating their breasts.

So they were convinced by him. After calling in the apostles and beating them, they again ordered them to stop speaking in the name of Jesus and let them go.

After giving them a severe beating, they threw them in jail and ordered the jailer to keep them under tight security.

But Paul said to them, "After cruelly beating us in public, without trial, Roman citizens though we are, they have thrown us into prison, and are they now going to send us away privately? No, indeed! Let them come in person and fetch us out."

Then all of them took Sosthenes, the synagogue leader, and began beating him in front of the judge's seat. But Gallio paid no attention to any of this.

Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.

"I said, "Lord, they themselves know that in every synagogue I kept imprisoning and beating those who believe in you.

the commanding officer ordered Paul to be brought back into the barracks. He told them to interrogate Paul by beating him with a lash so that he could find out the reason the crowd was shouting at Paul in this way.

I, therefore, thus run, not as uncertainly, thus I fight, as not beating air;

For what glory is it if, when you sin, you patiently endure beating? But if, when you do well, you patiently endure suffering, this is commendable with God.