People’s Open Bible

Martyrdom of Polycarp 7

Betrayed by His Own House

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1Those who were searching for him persisted, so he left for another farm. Immediately, those searching for him arrived. When they did not find him, they seized two young servants, one of whom confessed under torture; for it was impossible for him to remain hidden, since the very people who betrayed him were members of his own household. The police captain, who happened to bear the name Herod, was eager to bring him into the stadium, so that he might fulfill his appointed lot by becoming a fellow participant with Christ, while they—his betrayers—underwent the punishment of Judas himself.

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