If Paul meant that he had faced literal wild beasts, he must at the last moment have been miraculously spared from a cruel death, just as Daniel was saved from the mouth of literal lions. — Daniel 6: 22.
Kui Paulus mõtles seda, et ta pidi kokku sattuma tõeliste metsloomadega, päästeti ta ilmselt viimasel hetkel kohutavast surmast, nagu ka Taaniel pääses sõnasõnaliste lõvide lõugade vahelt.