11 Bible Verses about heroes

Remember your leaders, who spoke to you the word of God; and considering well the end of their manner of life, imitate their faith.

These all died in faith, not having received the promised blessings, but having seen them from afar, and greeted them, and having professed that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth.

Jesus answered, The first is, "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord;

But when Herods birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod;

And he said, Truly do I say to you, No prophet is acceptable in his own country.

quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became mighty in war, put to flight the armies of the aliens.

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promised blessing,

Women received back their dead by a resurrection; but others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection;

And Jesus said to them, A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, and among his own kindred, and in his own house.

And what shall I say more? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon, of Barak, and Samson, and Jephthah, of David and Samuel, and the prophets;