One day, while Paul was in the Jerusalem Temple preaching about Jesus, the Jewish leaders who were trying to stop the Christian faith arrested him and put him in prison. As a Roman citizen, Paul insisted on his right to be sent to Rome for trial. During the journey, he narrowly escaped shipwreck during a big storm that left him beached on the island of Malta. There he converted many people, including the Roman governor. After more dangerous travels, Paul finally arrived in Rome, where he was placed under house arrest as he awaited his trial. He fearlessly proclaimed the Gospel and wrote many letters to the Christians in the cities he had visited. Paul was released. But, during the persecutions of Emperor Nero, he was imprisoned again. He was put to death, but not on a cross like Peter; as a Roman citizen, he was beheaded by the sword. Paul, with remarkable endurance, had run the race right to the end without faltering, thereby winning the victor’s crown of life everlasting with God. Paul is known as the “Apostle to the Gentiles.” 9
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