 አስቀድሞ ክርስቶስ ኢየሱስ በወንጌሉ ሐዋርያትን ጠርቶ ወደ ዓለም ሲልካቸው "በአንዲቱ ከተማም መከራ ቢያሳዩአችሁ ወደ ሌላይቱ ሽሹ" ማቴዎስ 10፤23 ብሎ አዝዟችዋልና።
After warning the disciples of coming persecution and calling them to stand firm until the end, Christ commanded them, "When they persecute you in a city, flee to another" (Matthew 10:23).