[22] And him audience unto word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for not fit that he should live. [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? [26] When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, what thou doest: for this man a Roman. [27] Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell thou a Roman? He said, Yea. [28] the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born. [29] Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that a Roman, and because bound him.