The Martyrdom of the Holy Apostle Paul 4

1Then was Paul brought unto him after the decree; and he abode by his word that he should be beheaded. And Paul said: Caesar, it is not for a little space that I live unto my king; and if thou behead me, this will I do: I will arise and show myself unto thee that I am not dead but live unto my Lord Jesus Christ, who cometh to judge the world.

See also: 2 Timothy 2:11

2But Longus and Cestus said unto Paul: Whence have ye this king, that ye believe in him and will not change your mind, even unto death?

3And Paul communicated unto them the word and said: Ye men that are in this ignorance and error, change your mind and be saved from the fire that cometh upon all the world: for we serve not, as ye suppose, a king that cometh from the earth, but from heaven, even the living God, who because of the iniquities that are done in this world, cometh as a judge; and blessed is that man who shall believe in him and shall live for ever when he cometh to burn the world and purge it throughly.

See also: 2 Peter 3:10

4Then they beseeching him said: We entreat thee, help us, and we will let thee go. But he answered and said: I am not a deserter of Christ, but a lawful soldier of the living God. If I had known that I should die, O Longus and Cestus, I would have done it; but seeing that I live unto God and love myself, I go unto the Lord, to come with him in the glory of his Father.

See also: 2 Corinthians 5:8

5They say unto him: How then shall we live when thou art beheaded?