'Beating' in the Bible

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.