25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?



Ver. 25. A man that is a Roman] A citizen of Rome might neither be bound nor beaten. {See Trapp on "Act_16:37"} Paul by this freedom escaped whipping; we by that which Christ hath purchased us, not for gold or silver, but his own blood, 1Pe_1:19, escape the pain of eternal torment.