And so this man Peter, an intimate of [[Jesus]], one of the inner circle, went forth from [[Jerusalem]] proclaiming the glad tidings of [[the kingdom]] with [[power]] and [[glory]] until the fullness of his ministry had been accomplished; and he regarded himself as the recipient of high [[honors]] when his captors informed him that he must die as his Master had died—[[Crucifixion|on the cross]]. And thus was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_the_Apostle#Martyrdom Simon Peter crucified in Rome]. | And so this man Peter, an intimate of [[Jesus]], one of the inner circle, went forth from [[Jerusalem]] proclaiming the glad tidings of [[the kingdom]] with [[power]] and [[glory]] until the fullness of his ministry had been accomplished; and he regarded himself as the recipient of high [[honors]] when his captors informed him that he must die as his Master had died—[[Crucifixion|on the cross]]. And thus was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_the_Apostle#Martyrdom Simon Peter crucified in Rome]. |