2 Corinthians 11:24-28 — Paul's own catalog of sufferings as direct first-person evidence of his willingness to endure persecution for Christ

2 Corinthians 11:24-28: five times received 40 lashes minus one from the Jews; beaten with rods three times; stoned once; shipwrecked three times; adrift a day and night; dangers from rivers, robbers, his own people, Gentiles, city, wilderness, sea, false brothers; toil, hardship, sleepless nights, hunger, thirst, cold, exposure, and the daily pressure of anxiety for all the churches. This is Paul's own first-person account of his suffering, providing direct evidence of his genuine conviction.