And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
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Tertullian of Carthage
AD 220
He then turns to His disciples with these words, "I say unto you, my friends, Be not afraid of them which can only kill the body, and after that have no more power over you.".
Striking down not the body only, but the souls too, into hell.