And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about…
those who through faith conquered
kingdoms,
administered justice (Deborah);
who shut the mouths of lions (Daniel);
quenched the fury of the flames
(Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego;
and escaped the edge of the sword (Elijah, Jeremiah);
whose weakness was turned to strength
(Samson);
who became powerful in battle and routed
foreign armies (Joshua);
Some faced jeers and flogging,
and even chains and imprisonment (Paul,
Barnabus);
they were put to death by stoning
(Stephen;)
they were sawed in two (Isaiah);
they were killed by the sword.
The world was not worthy of them…
Therefore, since we are surrounded by
such a great cloud of witnesses,
let us throw off everything that
hinders,
and the sin that so easily entangles;
and let us run with perseverance the
race marked out for us,
fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer
and perfecter of faith.
Hebrews 11
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