40, 50, 60 - some examples from the New Testament

  1. Forty days and forty nights is the length of time Jesus fasted in the wilderness (Matthew 4:2, etc)
  2. Forty days is also the length of time Jesus presented himself to the disciples after his resurrection giving many convincing proofs he was alive and speaking about the kingdom of God. (Acts 1:3)
  3. Forty years old and perhaps more is the age of the man in Acts healed by Peter (Acts 4:22)
  4. Forty is the number of men involved ina plot to kill Paul mentioned in Acts 23 (Acts 23:13, 41)
  5. Forty lashes minus one is the number of lashes Paul received five times (2 Corinthians 11:24)
  6. Fifty denarii is the amount owed by the man i the parable in Luke 7 (Luke 7:41)
  7. Fifty were in each group that sat to be fed when Jesus fed the 5000 (Luke 9:14)
  8. Fifty years old is the age the Jews say Jesus cannot be  in John 8:57.
  9. Fifty thousand drachmas is the etimated cost of the scrolls burnedpublicly (Acts 19:19)
  10. Sixty is the age a widow had to be before being placed on the liist Paul speaks of (1 Timothy 5:9)

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