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. ”
(‏ يوحنا ٢١ :‏ ​ ١٩ ،‏ ٢٢‏ )‏ وهذا ما فعله كثيرون من المسيحيين الاولين .‏