Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
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Tertullian of Carthage
AD 220
If I avoid suffering, I am ashamed to confess: “Blessed are they who suffer persecution for my name’s sake.” Unhappy, therefore, are they who, by running away, refuse to suffer as God at times requires. “He who shall endure to the end shall be saved.” How then, when you ask me to flee, would I be enduring to the end? Flight in Time of Persecution