It was also carefully explained to him that he was not worshiping the emperor; merely acknowledging the divine character of the emperor as head of the Roman state.
याकरता त्यांना यहोवाची सेवा करण्याचे सोडून दिले आहे असे घोषित करणाऱ्‍या पत्रावर केवळ सही करायची होती.