“battle scars”
I was thinking about persecution today randomly. So many early Christians were beaten, scourged, burned, and all kinds of crap. I mean, I think Paul was probably wierd and deformed looking. People threw Him out side the city thinking he was dead. I’m going to go out on a limb and say that even if someone didn’t know one of the disciples, they could make a very good educated guess because of how bruised or deformed they looks. What if the thorn in paul’s side was physical pain from beatings? Man, I know if I got sick or broke my arm, I would excuse myself from a mission trip, but I don’t know if Paul would have.
