His faith was tested when a former friend with whom he was bound by a mutual oath of brotherhood tried to stop him from becoming a Christian.
در واقع ،‏ ایمان وی زمانی مورد آزمایش قرار گرفت که یکی از دوستان قدیمش که با وی سوگند برادری یاد کرده بود سعی کرد او را از صرافت اینکه مسیحی شود بیندازد .‏