11 Bible Verses about heroes

Remember those who are your leaders, who spake to you the word of God; and, considering the issue of whose manner of life, imitate their faith.

These all died according to faith, not having obtained the promises, but having seen them from afar, and having greeted them, and having confessed that they were strangers and sojourners on the earth.

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

But, on a birthday celebration of Herod, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod.

And He said, "Verily I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his own country.

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

And become doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding yourselves.

And these all, having received a good report through faith, obtained not the promise;

Women received their dead by a resurrection; and others were tortured, not accepting the redemption, 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 more am I to say? for the time will fail me, if I speak at length concerning Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David also, and of Samuel, and the prophets;