(A)Give them according to their deeds,
And according to the wickedness of their endeavors;
Give them according to the work of their hands;
Render to them what they deserve.

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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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Jesus Testifies to the Churches

12 “And behold, I am coming quickly, and (A)My reward is with Me, (B)to give to every one according to his work.

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Epilogue: Invitation and Warning

12 “Look, I am coming soon!(A) My reward is with me,(B) and I will give to each person according to what they have done.(C)

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14 (A)Alexander the coppersmith did me much harm. May the Lord repay him according to his works.

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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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(A)Render to her just as she rendered [a]to you, and repay her double according to her works; (B)in the cup which she has mixed, (C)mix double for her.

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  1. Revelation 18:6 NU, M omit to you

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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17 (A)As he loved cursing, so let it come to him;
As he did not delight in blessing, so let it be far from him.
18 As he clothed himself with cursing as with his garment,
So let it (B)enter his body like water,
And like oil into his bones.
19 Let it be to him like the garment which covers him,
And for a belt with which he girds himself continually.
20 Let this be the Lord’s reward to my accusers,
And to those who speak evil against my person.

21 But You, O God the Lord,
Deal with me for Your name’s sake;
Because Your mercy is good, deliver me.

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17 He loved to pronounce a curse—
    may it come back on him.(A)
He found no pleasure in blessing—
    may it be far from him.
18 He wore cursing(B) as his garment;
    it entered into his body like water,(C)
    into his bones like oil.
19 May it be like a cloak wrapped(D) about him,
    like a belt tied forever around him.
20 May this be the Lord’s payment(E) to my accusers,
    to those who speak evil(F) of me.

21 But you, Sovereign Lord,
    help me for your name’s sake;(G)
    out of the goodness of your love,(H) deliver me.(I)

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22 Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on those who fell, severity; but toward you, [a]goodness, (A)if you continue in His goodness. Otherwise (B)you also will be cut off.

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  1. Romans 11:22 NU adds of God

22 Consider therefore the kindness(A) and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue(B) in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off.(C)

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who (A)“will render to each one according to his deeds”: eternal life to those who by patient continuance in doing good seek for glory, honor, and immortality; but to those who are self-seeking and (B)do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—indignation and wrath,

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God “will repay each person according to what they have done.”[a](A) To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor(B) and immortality,(C) he will give eternal life.(D) But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil,(E) there will be wrath and anger.(F)

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  1. Romans 2:6 Psalm 62:12; Prov. 24:12

10 ‘Thus says the Lord God: “On that day it shall come to pass that thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will make an evil plan:

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10 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind(A) and you will devise an evil scheme.(B)

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10 (A)He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
Nor punished us according to our iniquities.

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10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve(A)
    or repay us according to our iniquities.

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22 (A)Let their table become a snare before them,
And their well-being a trap.
23 (B)Let their eyes be darkened, so that they do not see;
And make their loins shake continually.
24 (C)Pour out Your indignation upon them,
And let Your wrathful anger take hold of them.

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22 May the table set before them become a snare;
    may it become retribution and[a] a trap.(A)
23 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,
    and their backs be bent forever.(B)
24 Pour out your wrath(C) on them;
    let your fierce anger overtake them.

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  1. Psalm 69:22 Or snare / and their fellowship become

12 Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy;
For (A)You [a]render to each one according to his work.

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  1. Psalm 62:12 reward

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

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12 (A)For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips,
Let them even be taken in their pride,
And for the cursing and lying which they speak.
13 (B)Consume them in wrath, consume them,
That they may not be;
And (C)let them know that God rules in Jacob
To the ends of the earth. Selah

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12 For the sins of their mouths,(A)
    for the words of their lips,(B)
    let them be caught in their pride.(C)
For the curses and lies they utter,
13     consume them in your wrath,
    consume them till they are no more.(D)
Then it will be known to the ends of the earth
    that God rules over Jacob.(E)

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10 Pronounce them guilty, O God!
Let them fall by their own counsels;
Cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions,
For they have rebelled against You.

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10 Declare them guilty, O God!
    Let their intrigues be their downfall.
Banish them for their many sins,(A)
    for they have rebelled(B) against you.

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