Recalling a time when he and his missionary companion were mistreated by opposers, he wrote: “After we had first suffered and been insolently treated... in Philippi, we mustered up boldness by means of our God to speak to you the good news of God with a great deal of struggling. ”
Vaadates tagasi ajale, mil vastased teda ja ta misjonikaaslasi julmalt kohtlesid, kirjutas ta: „Kuigi meie, nagu te teate, olime kannatanud Filipis ja saanud teotada, võtsime siiski oma Jumalas julguse kuulutada teile Jumala evangeeliumi suure võitlusega ”.