[23] as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air, [24] The chief captain commanded him into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore so against him. [25] And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?