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By order of But I am
Emperor Nero, Simon unworthy to
Peter, leader of the die in the same
Christians is hereby ma er as my
sentenced to death Lord.
by crucifixion.
A ording to church tradition,
because he had denied the Lord,
Peter did not f
l he was worthy
to be crucified in the same way as
I just ask Jesus Christ.
for this…
Jesus had prophesied to Peter, “Very truly I te
you, when you were younger you dreed yourself
and went where you wanted; but when you are old
you wi stretch out your hands, and someone else
wi dre you and lead you where you do not want
to go.” Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death
by which Peter would glorify God.
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