But what led him to do so? In his second letter to Timothy, Paul mentioned two determining factors.
وَحِينَ كَتَبَ بُولُسُ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلسِّجْنِ فِي رُومَا نَحْوَ سَنَةِ ٦٥ ب‌م ،‏ كَانَ يَخْدُمُ كَشَيْخٍ مَسِيحِيٍّ فِي أَفَسُسَ .‏