Matthew Poole and continuators on Acts 22:25

25 And as they bound h[illegible: 1 letter]m with thongs, Paul said unto the cen[illegible: 1 letter]urion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to courge a man that is a Roman, and uncond[illegible: 1 letter]m[illegible: 3 letters]?

They who were to be scourged, were bound to a Post or Column (amongst the Iews) of a Cubit and an half high, inclining downwards upon it: And these Thongs were such wherewith they bound Paul to this Column or Pillar; and with such also they intended to scourge him.

That is, it is not lawful to scourge a Roman; much less uncondemned: See on, Chap. 16.37. This latter, the Laws of no Nation that was civilized did ever allow.