While he was in Ephesus, his foes may have thrown him into the arena to fight wild beasts. If that occurred, he was delivered, even as Daniel was rescued from the lions.
यशयाच्या काळात यहोवाच्या उपासनेचा त्याग करणाऱ्‍या व “उद्या मरावयाचे आहे म्हणून खाऊन - पिऊन घेऊ या ” असे म्हणणाऱ्‍यांप्रमाणे तो नव्हता.