# Others received mocking and whippings, and even chains and imprisonment

This can be reworded so that the abstract nouns are expressed as verbs. Alternate translation: "People afflicted others by mocking and whipping them and even putting them in chains and imprisoning them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-abstractnouns]])

# Others received mocking and whippings

These can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "People mocked and whipped others" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])