According to the historical record (The Book of Acts 4:1-17; Pliny’s Letters to Trajan X, 97, etc) most Christians could end their suffering simply by renouncing the faith. Instead, it seems that most opted to endure the suffering and proclaim Christ’s resurrection unto death.
Kwa mujibu wa rekodi ya kihistoria (kitabu cha Matendo 4:1-17; Barua ya Pliny kwa Trajan wa kumi, 96, nakadhalika) Wakristo wengi wanaweza kukomesha mateso yao tu kwa kukana imani yao. Badala yake, inaonekana kwamba wengi wamechagua kuvumilia mateso na kutangaza ufufuo wa Kristo hadi kifo chao.