Peter and the other apostles were willing to suffer and be beaten because of their love for Jesus and His name. Even though they were threatened with death, they continued to teach and preach Jesus. Are we willing to suffer and willing to die for Jesus and His name as they were?

Apostle Paul was willing to continue to preach Jesus, knowing that through his ministry that souls were being saved, even though he was threatened with death on a daily basis!

"And why stand we in jeopardy every hour? I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily." - 1 Corinthians 15:30-31 KJV ["And why should we ourselves risk our lives hour by hour? For I swear, dear brothers and sisters, that I face death daily. This is as certain as my pride in what Christ Jesus our Lord has done in you." - 1 Corinthians 15:30-31 NLT]

Peter and the rest of the apostles were put in the common prison for preaching the gospel of Jesus (Acts 5:18, 1Corinthians 15:1-4, Romans 6:1-6, Acts 2:38]

"But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said, Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life [this message of life!]." - Acts 5:19-20 KJV

They continued preaching the gospel!

"…And when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name. And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ." - Acts 5:40-42 KJV

Paul cast out a spirit of divination from a damsel that was possessed (Acts 16:18).

"And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers," - Acts 16:19 KJV

"And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them. And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks." - Acts 16:22-24 KJV

"And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed." - Acts 16:25-26 KJV

When the keeper of the prison brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? (Acts 16:30) they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their stripes; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway." - Acts 16:31-33 KJV