Complex sentence: In Atrib, Abanoub was tortured severely, sometimes by whipping, and sometimes by tying him to an iron bed and lighting a fire under him; but in all these tribulations, the Lord showed his power and Abanoub was saved.
Split into simpler sentences: In Atrib, Abanoub was tortured severely, sometimes by whipping and sometimes by tying him to a steel bed and igniting fire under him. But in all these tribulations, the Lord showed his power and Abanoub was saved.