Notice how he reacted to such opposition: “After we had first suffered and been insolently treated, ” he wrote,“ we mustered up boldness by means of our God to speak to you the good news of God with a great deal of struggling. ”
„ Kuigi meie... olime kannatanud... ja saanud teotada, ” kirjutas ta, „võtsime siiski oma Jumalas julguse kuulutada teile Jumala evangeeliumi suure võitlusega ”.