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14 Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm; the Lord will pay him back for his deeds.(A)

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14 Alexander(A) the metalworker did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will repay him for what he has done.(B)

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20 among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have turned over to Satan, so that they may be taught not to blaspheme.(A)

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20 Among them are Hymenaeus(A) and Alexander,(B) whom I have handed over to Satan(C) to be taught not to blaspheme.

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For it is indeed just of God to repay with affliction those who afflict you

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God is just:(A) He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you(B)

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Repay them according to their work
    and according to the evil of their deeds;
repay them according to the work of their hands;
    render them their due reward.(A)

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Repay them for their deeds
    and for their evil work;
repay them for what their hands have done(A)
    and bring back on them what they deserve.(B)

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12 May the Lord judge between me and you! May the Lord avenge me on you, but my hand shall not be against you.(A)

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12 May the Lord judge(A) between you and me. And may the Lord avenge(B) the wrongs you have done to me, but my hand will not touch you.

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Render to her as she herself has rendered,
    and repay her double for her deeds;
    mix a double dose for her in the cup she mixed.(A)

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Give back to her as she has given;
    pay her back(A) double(B) for what she has done.
    Pour her a double portion from her own cup.(C)

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19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God,[a] for it is written, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”(A)

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  1. 12.19 Gk the wrath

19 Do not take revenge,(A) my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”[a](B) says the Lord.

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  1. Romans 12:19 Deut. 32:35

33 Some of the crowd gave instructions to Alexander, whom the Jews had pushed forward. And Alexander motioned for silence and tried to make a defense before the people.(A) 34 But when they recognized that he was a Jew, for about two hours all of them shouted in unison, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

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33 The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander to the front, and they shouted instructions to him. He motioned(A) for silence in order to make a defense before the people. 34 But when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”(B)

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19 Give heed to me, O Lord,
    and listen to what my adversaries say!
20 Is evil a recompense for good?
    Yet they have dug a pit for my life.
Remember how I stood before you
    to speak good for them,
    to turn away your wrath from them.(A)
21 Therefore give their children over to famine;
    hurl them out to the power of the sword;
let their wives become childless and widowed.
    May their men meet death by pestilence,
    their youths be slain by the sword in battle.(B)
22 May a cry be heard from their houses
    when you bring the marauder suddenly upon them!
For they have dug a pit to catch me
    and laid snares for my feet.(C)
23 Yet you, O Lord, know
    all their plotting to kill me.
Do not forgive their iniquity;
    do not blot out their sin from your sight.
Let them be tripped up before you;
    deal with them while you are angry.(D)

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19 Listen to me, Lord;
    hear what my accusers(A) are saying!
20 Should good be repaid with evil?(B)
    Yet they have dug a pit(C) for me.
Remember that I stood(D) before you
    and spoke in their behalf(E)
    to turn your wrath away from them.
21 So give their children over to famine;(F)
    hand them over to the power of the sword.(G)
Let their wives be made childless and widows;(H)
    let their men be put to death,
    their young men(I) slain by the sword in battle.
22 Let a cry(J) be heard from their houses
    when you suddenly bring invaders against them,
for they have dug a pit(K) to capture me
    and have hidden snares(L) for my feet.
23 But you, Lord, know
    all their plots to kill(M) me.
Do not forgive(N) their crimes
    or blot out their sins from your sight.
Let them be overthrown before you;
    deal with them in the time of your anger.(O)

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15 O Lord, you know;
    remember me and visit me,
    and bring down retribution for me on my persecutors.
In your forbearance do not take me away;
    know that on your account I suffer insult.(A)

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15 Lord, you understand;
    remember me and care for me.
    Avenge me on my persecutors.(A)
You are long-suffering(B)—do not take me away;
    think of how I suffer reproach for your sake.(C)

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So they reward me evil for good
    and hatred for my love.(A)

They say,[a] “Appoint a wicked man against him;
    let an accuser stand on his right.(B)
When he is tried, let him be found guilty;
    let his prayer be counted as sin.(C)
May his days be few;
    may another seize his position.(D)
May his children be orphans
    and his wife a widow.(E)
10 May his children wander about and beg;
    may they be driven out of[b] the ruins they inhabit.
11 May the creditor seize all that he has;
    may strangers plunder the fruits of his toil.(F)
12 May there be no one to do him a kindness
    nor anyone to pity his orphaned children.(G)
13 May his posterity be cut off;
    may his name be blotted out in the second generation.(H)
14 May the iniquity of his father[c] be remembered before the Lord,
    and do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out.(I)
15 Let them be before the Lord continually,
    and may his[d] memory be cut off from the earth.(J)
16 For he did not remember to show kindness
    but pursued the poor and needy
    and the brokenhearted to their death.(K)
17 He loved to curse; let curses come on him.
    He did not like blessing; may it be far from him.(L)
18 He clothed himself with cursing as his coat;
    may it soak into his body like water,
    like oil into his bones.(M)
19 May it be like a garment that he wraps around himself,
    like a belt that he wears every day.”

20 May that be the reward of my accusers from the Lord,
    of those who speak evil against my life.(N)

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Footnotes

  1. 109.6 Heb lacks They say
  2. 109.10 Gk: Heb may they seek
  3. 109.14 Cn: Heb fathers
  4. 109.15 Gk: Heb their

They repay me evil for good,(A)
    and hatred for my friendship.

Appoint someone evil to oppose my enemy;
    let an accuser(B) stand at his right hand.
When he is tried, let him be found guilty,(C)
    and may his prayers condemn(D) him.
May his days be few;(E)
    may another take his place(F) of leadership.
May his children be fatherless
    and his wife a widow.(G)
10 May his children be wandering beggars;(H)
    may they be driven[a] from their ruined homes.
11 May a creditor(I) seize all he has;
    may strangers plunder(J) the fruits of his labor.(K)
12 May no one extend kindness to him
    or take pity(L) on his fatherless children.
13 May his descendants be cut off,(M)
    their names blotted out(N) from the next generation.
14 May the iniquity of his fathers(O) be remembered before the Lord;
    may the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
15 May their sins always remain before(P) the Lord,
    that he may blot out their name(Q) from the earth.

16 For he never thought of doing a kindness,
    but hounded to death the poor
    and the needy(R) and the brokenhearted.(S)
17 He loved to pronounce a curse—
    may it come back on him.(T)
He found no pleasure in blessing—
    may it be far from him.
18 He wore cursing(U) as his garment;
    it entered into his body like water,(V)
    into his bones like oil.
19 May it be like a cloak wrapped(W) about him,
    like a belt tied forever around him.
20 May this be the Lord’s payment(X) to my accusers,
    to those who speak evil(Y) of me.

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  1. Psalm 109:10 Septuagint; Hebrew sought

12     and steadfast love belongs to you, O Lord.
For you repay to all
    according to their work.(A)

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12     and with you, Lord, is unfailing love”;(A)
and, “You reward everyone
    according to what they have done.”(B)

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39 Today I am powerless, even though anointed king; these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are too violent for me. The Lord pay back the one who does wickedly in accordance with his wickedness!”(A)

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39 And today, though I am the anointed king, I am weak, and these sons of Zeruiah(A) are too strong(B) for me.(C) May the Lord repay(D) the evildoer according to his evil deeds!”

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