He and his fellow Christians were living in a climate of hostility because, while endeavoring to be good citizens, they could not practice emperor worship.
آزاری که یوحنا می‌دید به دلیل آن بود که در مورد یَهُوَه و پسرش ،‏ مسیح عیسی ،‏ شهادت داده بود .‏