Romans 12:19
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19 Beloved, (A)do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, (B)“Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.
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Romans 12:19
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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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- Romans 12:19 Deut. 32:35
Deuteronomy 32:35
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35 (A)Vengeance is Mine, and recompense;
Their foot shall slip in due time;
(B)For the day of their calamity is at hand,
And the things to come hasten upon them.’
Deuteronomy 32:35
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Hebrews 10:30
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30 For we know Him who said, (A)“Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” [a]says the Lord. And again, (B)“The Lord will judge His people.”
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- Hebrews 10:30 NU omits says the Lord
Hebrews 10:30
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30 For we know him who said, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”[a](A) and again, “The Lord will judge his people.”[b](B)
Footnotes
- Hebrews 10:30 Deut. 32:35
- Hebrews 10:30 Deut. 32:36; Psalm 135:14
Proverbs 24:29
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29 (A)Do not say, “I will do to him just as he has done to me;
I will render to the man according to his work.”
Proverbs 24:29
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29 Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me;
I’ll pay them back for what they did.”(A)
Proverbs 20:22
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- Proverbs 20:22 repay
Proverbs 20:22
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Romans 12:17
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17 (A)Repay no one evil for evil. (B)Have[a] regard for good things in the sight of all men.
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- Romans 12:17 Or Provide good
Romans 12:17
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1 Thessalonians 4:6
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6 that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord (A)is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified.
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1 Thessalonians 4:6
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6 and that in this matter no one should wrong or take advantage of a brother or sister.[a](A) The Lord will punish(B) all those who commit such sins,(C) as we told you and warned you before.
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- 1 Thessalonians 4:6 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a believer, whether man or woman, as part of God’s family.
Leviticus 19:18
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18 (A)You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, (B)but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.
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Romans 12:14
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14 (A)Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
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Romans 12:14
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14 Bless those who persecute you;(A) bless and do not curse.
Deuteronomy 32:43
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43 “Rejoice,(A) O Gentiles, with His [a]people;
For He will (B)avenge the blood of His servants,
And render vengeance to His adversaries;
He (C)will provide atonement for His land and His people.”
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- Deuteronomy 32:43 DSS fragment adds And let all the gods (angels) worship Him; cf. LXX and Heb. 1:6
Deuteronomy 32:43
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- Deuteronomy 32:43 Or Make his people rejoice, you nations
- Deuteronomy 32:43 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls (see also Septuagint) people, / and let all the angels worship him, /
Matthew 5:39
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39 (A)But I tell you not to resist an evil person. (B)But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.
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Matthew 5:39
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39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.(A)
Nahum 1:2-3
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God’s Wrath on His Enemies
2 God is (A)jealous, and the Lord avenges;
The Lord avenges and is furious.
The Lord will take vengeance on His adversaries,
And He reserves wrath for His enemies;
3 The Lord is (B)slow to anger and (C)great in power,
And will not at all acquit the wicked.
(D)The Lord has His way
In the whirlwind and in the storm,
And the clouds are the dust of His feet.
Nahum 1:2-3
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The Lord’s Anger Against Nineveh
2 The Lord is a jealous(A) and avenging God;
the Lord takes vengeance(B) and is filled with wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance on his foes
and vents his wrath against his enemies.(C)
3 The Lord is slow to anger(D) but great in power;
the Lord will not leave the guilty unpunished.(E)
His way is in the whirlwind(F) and the storm,(G)
and clouds(H) are the dust of his feet.
Psalm 94:1-3
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God the Refuge of the Righteous
94 O Lord God, (A)to whom vengeance belongs—
O God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth!
2 Rise up, O (B)Judge of the earth;
[a]Render punishment to the proud.
3 Lord, (C)how long will the wicked,
How long will the wicked triumph?
Footnotes
- Psalm 94:2 Repay with
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