Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
qui, par la foi, vainquirent des royaumes, exercèrent la justice, obtinrent des promesses, fermèrent la gueule des lions,
KJV
Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
Hermas
The Shepherd of Hermas
ν ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ, ἵνα ἀπολάβωσιν ἐκ πλήρους τὰς ἐπαγγελίας μετὰ πολλῆς δόξης. Ps. 15, 2; Acts 10, 35; Heb. 11, 33 ἐμμείνατε οὖν οἱ ἐργαζόμενοι τὴν δικαιοσύνην καὶ μὴ διψυχήσητε, ἵνα γένηται ὑμῶν ἡ πάροδος μετὰ τῶν ἀγγέλων τῶν ἁγίων. μακάριοι ὑμεῖς, ὅσοι ὑπομένετε τὴν θλῖψιν τὴν ἐρ…
Hermas
The Shepherd of Hermas
ο. μετὰ οὖν χρόνον τινὰ ἀνεπείσθησαν ὑπὸ τῶν γυναικῶν ὧν εἶδες μέλανα ἱμάτια Ps. 14, 2; Acts 10, 35; Heb. 11, 33 ἐνδεδυμένων, τοὺς ὤμους ἔξω ἐχουσῶν καὶ τὰς τρίχας λελυμένας καὶ εὐμόρφων: ταύτας ἰδόντες ἐπεθύμησαν αὐτῶν καὶ ἐνεδύσαντο τὴν δύναμιν αὐτῶν, τῶν δὲ παρθένων ἀπεδύσαντο…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
no merit thereby. Therefore to believe is by no means meritorious. On the contrary, It is written ( Heb. 11:33 ) that the saints "by faith . . . obtained promises," which would not be the case if they did not merit by believing. Therefore to believe is meritorious. I answer that,…
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