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Acts of Peter martyrdom-7:1
He went again to the brethren and told them of the vision which he had. And their souls were sorrowing, and they wept and said, “We adjure thee, Peter, have regard for us, the younger ones.” And Peter said, “If it be the Lord’s will, it will be, even if we will not. The Lord is mighty to strengthen you in his faith, and he will establish you in it and increase it in you whom He has planted, that you may also plant others through him. I will not object, so long as the Lord will keep me alive; and again if He will take me away, I shall be glad and rejoice.”
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Acts of Peter martyrdom-7:2
While Peter was speaking this and the brethren wept, four soldiers seized him and brought him to Agrippa. And being sick he ordered to crucify him because of atheism. And the whole multitude of the brethren came together, rich and poor, widows and orphans, low and powerful; they wished to see Peter and tear him away. And the people cried unceasingly as with one voice, “What, has Peter sinned, Agrippa? What evil has he done to you? Tell it to the Romans.” And others said “<We must be afraid> lest the Lord destroy us also, should he die.” And when Peter had come to the place, he appeased the multitude and said, “Ye men, who are in the service of Christ; ye men, who hope in Christ, remember the signs and wonders, which ye saw took place by me; think of the compassion of God, how he performed cures for your sakes. Wait for him, till He comes and rewards every man according to his works. And now, be not angry with Agrippa, for he is a servant of the power of his father. And that which happens takes place as the Lord has told me that it should happen. And why do I delay, and go not to the cross?”
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Acts of Peter (Vercelli Acts 1-29, Martyrdom 30-41, Coptic Act of Peter) — Bernhard Pick 1909 English translation
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Reading language: eng · Original language (catalog): Ancient source language(s)
Recorded completeness: Vercelli Acts chapters 1-29 (chapter 7 not staged), Martyrdom chapters (Pick numbering 1-12 = Lipsius 30-41), and the Coptic "Deed of Peter" fragment.. Available reading sections are listed below.
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