Chapter 31—Paul’s Last Letter From the judgment-hall of Caesar, Paul returned to his prison-house, knowing that he had gained for himself only a brief respite; his enemies would not rest until they had secured his death. Yet he knew that truth had triumphed for the time, and that to have proclaimed a crucified and risen Saviour before the vast throng who had listened to his words, was in itself a victory. A work had that day begun which would increase and prosper, and which the emperor of Rome, with all his pomp and power, would seek in vain to destroy or hinder. {LP 318.2}

Paulus vendte tilbage fra kejserens domssal til sit fængselshus, vidende at han havde kun fået en kort henstand for sig selv; hans fjender vil ikke hvile før de havde sikret hans død. Dog vidste han at sandheden havde sejret for den tid, og havde proklameret en korsfæstet og opstanden Frelser over for den umådelige skare som havde lyttet til hans ord, var i sig selv en sejr. Et arbejde var begyndt den dag som ville vokse og udbredes, og som Roms kejser, med al sin pomp og magt, forgæves vil forsøge at ødelægge og forhindre.