He faced numerous “things of an external kind ” by vicious persecutors, and he felt daily pressure on account of his anxiety for the congregations.
او با مشکلات مختلفی روبرو شد .‏ برخی به صورتی بی‌رحمانه او را آزار دادند و او هر روزه نگران جماعات بود .‏