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Act 22:25. Προέτειναν, they stretched him out) that the back of Paul might be the more entirely exposed to the strokes. This act of stretching him out is ascribed neither to the centurion, who merely stood by, nor to the chief captain (tribune), who did not even stand by; but to those of whom Act 22:29, in the beginning, speaks.-τοῖς ἱμᾶσιν) with thongs, wherewith they bound him, when making him ready for receiving the strokes. Μάστιγες, scourges, were threatened; but the ἱμάντες, thongs, differ from them, being used for binding him who was to be examined by scourges.-ἀνθρώπον Ῥωμαῖον, a man that is a Roman) It was a daring deed, as Cicero says, to bind a Roman citizen: it was a wicked deed to scourge him. Paul did not appeal to his right of citizenship against the bonds, Act 22:29 (which subsequently made the captain “afraid”); for these had been foretold: he did appeal to it against the scourging, in order that he might defend his body and life, being hereafter about to preach the Gospel.-καὶ, and) and that too.-ὑμῖν, you) Emphatic. For it was allowed nowhere.