Why was Saint Peter put in prison?

Answer 1

During the reign of Roman emperor Nero, the city of Rome was nearly destroyed by a disastrous fire that some say Nero, himself, started. Nero had no use for the early Christian Church and decided to blame the fire on them. Christians were arrested, tortured and killed, including St. Peter.

Answer 2

According to The Bible, Saint Peter was put in prison by King Herod because he was preaching about Jesus and performing miracles that were causing unrest among the people. Herod saw Peter as a threat to his authority and sought to suppress his message.

Answer 3

2000 years of tradition state that Peter was executed by crucifixion in Rome under orders of Emperor Nero. Rome had recently been nearly destroyed by a great fire. Some say that Nero, himself, was the cause of the fire as he wanted to rebuild the city in his own vision. Nero decided to hide his own guilt by placing the blame for the fire on the Christians as they already were an irritation to him. He especially sought after the Christian leaders, hoping by executing them, the Christian religion would fade away. He had both Peter and Paul executed.

Answer 4

We actually know nothing about how or when Peter died, so we know nothing about why he was killed, if in fact he was killed.

One tradition is that Peter was executed in Rome around 64 CE, by being crucified upside down. However, this tradition appears to have originated with Origen in the third century. An even older tradition, begun by the second-century bishop of Rome, Anicetus, was that Peter was beheaded in Rome - and that Anicetus therefore spoke with the authority of Peter. However Clement of Rome, writing around 95 CE (1 Clement), spoke in general terms about the life and death of Peter but appears to have been unaware that he had even visited Rome or that he had been executed just a few years earlier. In other words, there is no evidence for the execution of Peter, whether by beheading or by crucifixion, and therefore no evidence as to why he might have been killed.

What we do know about the Apostle Peter can be read here.

Answer 5

The Roman Emperor Nero was not too happy with the early Christian community in Rome but he could find no justifiable reason to go after them. In the year 64 AD a huge fire burned much of Rome. Many said that Nero, himself, had the fire set so that he could rebuild the city in his own vision. To take blame off of himself he blamed the fire on the Christians and began to have them arrested, tortured and killed. Peter, being the leader of the Christians, was a prime target of Nero.

Answer 6

The Roman Emperor Nero was not too happy with the early Christian community in Rome but he could find no justifiable reason to go after them. In the year 64 AD a huge fire burned much of Rome. Many said that Nero, himself, had the fire set so that he could rebuild the city in his own vision. To take blame off of himself he blamed the fire on the Christians and began to have them arrested, tortured and killed. Peter, being the leader of the Christians, was a prime target of Nero.

Answer 7

St. Peter was imprisoned for preaching the word of God.

Answer 8

why did saint peters go to jail

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

st peter went to jail because he believed in jesus.