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.
وَهُنَاكَ ،‏ أُعْطُوا مِرَارًا ٱلْفُرْصَةَ لِيُوَقِّعُوا وَثِيقَةً يُنْكِرُونَ فِيهَا إِيمَانَهُمْ كَيْ يُطْلَقَ سَرَاحُهُمْ وَيَنْجُوا مِنَ ٱلْمَوْتِ .‏