For Tolstoy, therefore, a true martyr to Jesus’ message would neither punish nor resist (or at least not use violence to resist), but would strive to act from love, however hard, whatever the likelihood of being crucified.
Za Tolstoya, stoga, istinski mučenik zbog Isusove istine nikad ne bi kažnjavao niti bi se opirao (ili barem ne nasilno opirao), nego bi se trudio djelovati iz ljubavi, koliko god to teško bilo, kolika god bila mogućnost da bude razapet.