Deuteronomy 25:2-3
25:2 Then,
if the guilty person is sentenced to a beating,
the judge shall force him to lie down and be beaten in his presence with the number of blows his wicked behavior deserves.
25:3 The judge
may sentence him to forty blows,
but no more. If he is struck with more than these, you might view your fellow Israelite
with contempt.
Matthew 10:17
10:17 Beware
of people, because they will hand you over to councils
and flog
you in their synagogues.
Mark 13:9
Persecution of Disciples
13:9 “You must watch out for yourselves. You will be handed over to councils and beaten in the synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them.