A Comparison of Paul’s Two Roman Imprisonments First Imprisonment Second Imprisonment Acts 28—Wrote the Prison Epistles 2 Timothy Accused by Jews of heresy and sedition Persecuted by Rome and arrested as a criminal against the Empire Local sporadic persecutions (A.D. 60–63) Neronian persecution (A.D. 64–68) Decent living conditions in a rented house (Acts 28:30, 31) Poor conditions, in a cold, dark dungeon Many friends visited him Virtually alone (only Luke with him) Many opportunities for Christian