“But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.” Doubtless, Peter was again remembering his own taste of persecution in the early days c f the church, when he had been living in Jerusalem and when he and the other apostles had defied the powerful Sanhedrin. The story is well worth repeating. Across the length and breadth of the city, they preached, performed miracles,