While a prisoner in Rome, he asked his fellow believers to pray that ‘ ability to speak might be given him with the opening of his mouth, that he might speak with boldness as he ought to speak. ’
Roomas vangis olles palus ta oma usukaaslastel palvetada: „Et minule, kui ma suu avan, antaks julgesti kuulutada..., et ma julgesti kõneleksin sellest, nõnda nagu mu kohus on kõnelda ”.