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Where are the heroes " who resist unto blood striving against sin"? Should we weep or laugh at the foolishness of mankind, childishly spending their indignation and force against petty evils, and maintaining a friendly peace with the fell and mighty principle of destruction. It is just as if men of professed courage, employed to go and find and destroy a tiger or a crocodile that has spread alarm or havoc, on being asked at their return, "Have you done the deed?" should reply, "We have not indeed destroyed the tiger or crocodile, but yet we have acted heroically; we have achieved something great — we have killed a wasp." Or, like men engaged to exterminate a den of murderers, who being asked at their return, "Have you accomplished the vengeance?" should say, "We have not destroyed any of the murderers; we did not deem it worth while to attempt it; but we have lamed one of their dogs."

(J. Foster.)

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KJV: Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

WEB: You have not yet resisted to blood, striving against sin;