1
His pursuers searched one farm and then another.
2
Two enslaved youths were seized, and one disclosed the place under torture.
3
Those who came for Polykarpos arrived late in the evening carrying weapons as though pursuing a dangerous criminal.
4
He could have escaped again but said that the will of Elohim should be done.
5
He came down and spoke with those who had come to arrest him, and they marveled at his age and composure.