After mob violence in Ephesus, he wrote: “We were under extreme pressure beyond our strength, so that we were very uncertain even of our lives.
(‏ اعمال ١٣ :‏ ​ ٨ -‏ ١٠ ؛‏ ١٤ :‏ ١٩‏ )‏ اما في مقدونية فقد ضُرب بالعصي .‏