11 Bible Verses about heroes
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Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God; consider the outcome of their life, and imitate their faith.
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them and greeted them from a distance, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.
Jesus answered, "The first is: 'Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord.
But when Herod's birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,
Then he said, "Truly, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own country.
quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, whose weakness was turned to strength, who became mighty in war, and put foreign armies to flight.
But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves.
And all these, though well attested by their faith, did not receive what was promised,
Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused to be released, so that they might gain a better resurrection.
But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house."
And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets,