Chapter 36—Martyrdom of Paul and Peter The apostles Paul and Peter were for many years widely separated in their labors, it being the work of Paul to carry the gospel to the Gentiles, while Peter labored especially for the Jews. But in the providence of God, both were to bear witness for Christ in the world’s metropolis, and upon its soil both were to shed their blood as the seed of a vast harvest of saints and martyrs. {3SP 436.1}

Apostlene Paulus og Peter adskilt fra hinanden i deres arbejde i mange år, da det var Paulus arbejde at føre evangeliet til hedningene, medens Peter arbejdede specielt for jøderne. Men under Guds forsyn, frembar begge vidne for Kristus i verdens hovedstæder, og på dens jord spredte begge deres blod som korn fra en overmådelig høst af hellige og af martyrer.