Romans 12:19
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19 Beloved, (A)never avenge yourselves, but leave it[a] to the wrath of God, for it is written, (B)“Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
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- Romans 12:19 Greek give place
Deuteronomy 32:35
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35 (A)Vengeance is mine, and recompense,[a]
(B)for the time when their foot shall slip;
for (C)the day of their calamity is at hand,
and their doom comes swiftly.’
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- Deuteronomy 32:35 Septuagint and I will repay
Hebrews 10:30
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30 For we know him who said, (A)“Vengeance is mine; I will repay.” And again, (B)“The Lord will judge his people.”
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Proverbs 24:29
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29 Do not say, (A)“I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will pay the man back for what he has done.”
Proverbs 20:22
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Romans 12:17
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17 (A)Repay no one evil for evil, but (B)give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all.
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1 Thessalonians 4:6
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6 that no one transgress and (A)wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is (B)an avenger in all these things, as we told you beforehand and solemnly warned you.
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Leviticus 19:18
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18 (A)You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but (B)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 them.
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Deuteronomy 32:43
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43 (A)“Rejoice with him, O heavens;[a]
bow down to him, all gods,[b]
for he (B)avenges the blood of his children[c]
and takes vengeance on his adversaries.
He repays those who hate him[d]
and cleanses[e] his people's land.”[f]
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- Deuteronomy 32:43 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text Rejoice his people, O nations
- Deuteronomy 32:43 Masoretic Text lacks bow down to him, all gods
- Deuteronomy 32:43 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text servants
- Deuteronomy 32:43 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text lacks He repays those who hate him
- Deuteronomy 32:43 Or atones for
- Deuteronomy 32:43 Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew his land his people
Nahum 1:2-3
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God's Wrath Against Nineveh
2 (A)The Lord is a jealous and avenging God;
the Lord is avenging and wrathful;
(B)the Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries
and (C)keeps wrath for his enemies.
3 (D)The Lord is slow to anger and (E)great in power,
and (F)the Lord will by no means clear the guilty.
(G)His way is in whirlwind and storm,
and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Psalm 94:1-3
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Luke 6:27-29
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Love Your Enemies
27 “But I say to you who hear, (A)Love your enemies, (B)do good to those who hate you, 28 (C)bless those who curse you, (D)pray for those who abuse you. 29 (E)To one who (F)strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic[a] either.
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- Luke 6:29 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin
Matthew 5:39
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39 But I say to you, (A)Do not resist the one who is evil. But (B)if anyone (C)slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.
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Romans 13:4
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4 for (A)he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, (B)an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer.
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Proverbs 24:17-19
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17 (A)Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles,
18 lest the Lord see it and be displeased,
and turn away his anger from him.
1 Samuel 25:33
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33 Blessed be your discretion, and blessed be you, (A)who have kept me this day from bloodguilt (B)and from working salvation with my own hand!
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1 Samuel 25:26
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26 Now then, my lord, (A)as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, because (B)the Lord has restrained you from bloodguilt and from (C)saving with your own hand, now then (D)let your enemies and those who seek to do evil to my lord be as Nabal.
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Luke 9:55-56
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55 But he turned and rebuked them.[a] 56 And they went on to another village.
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- Luke 9:55 Some manuscripts add And he said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of; 56for the Son of Man came not to destroy people's lives but to save them”
Ezekiel 25:12
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Prophecy Against Edom
12 “Thus says the Lord God: Because (A)Edom acted revengefully against the house of Judah and has grievously offended (B)in taking vengeance on them,
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