Less than a decade after Paul wrote to them, they came under severe persecution, and some were tortured to death by order of Emperor Nero.
فبعدما كتب اليهم بولس بأقل من عقد ،‏ عانوا اضطهادا مريرا ،‏ وعُذِّب بعضهم حتى الموت بأمر من الامبراطور نيرون .‏