Indeed, Jesus viewed endurance as such an important quality for his followers that in his very last conversation with his apostles, recorded in the Gospel of John, Jesus twice urged: “Continue following me. ”
(‏ יוחנן כ ” א: ​ 19 ,‏ 22‏) רבים מן המשיחיים הקדומים עשו כדבריו של ישוע (‏ יוחנן ב ’.