¹⁹ Don't seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God's wrath. For it is written, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord."

³⁵ Vengeance is mine, and recompense, At the time when their foot shall slide: For the day of their calamity is at hand, The things that are to come on them shall make haste.

²⁹ Don't say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work."

³⁰ For we know him who said, "Vengeance belongs to me," says the Lord, "I will repay." Again, "The Lord will judge his people."

²² Don't say, "I will pay back evil." Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.

³⁹ But I tell you, don't resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.

⁴ for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn't bear the sword in vain; for he is a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.

¹⁸ You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Yahweh.

¹⁷ Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.

⁴³ Rejoice, you nations, [with] his people: For he will avenge the blood of his servants, Will render vengeance to his adversaries, Will make expiation for his land, for his people.

²⁷ "But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

²⁸ bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.

²⁹ To him who strikes you on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him who takes away your cloak, don't withhold your coat also.

⁶ that no one should take advantage of and wrong a brother or sister in this matter; because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.

¹⁴ Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don't curse.

⁵⁵ But he turned and rebuked them, "You don't know of what kind of spirit you are.

⁵⁶ For the Son of Man didn't come to destroy men's lives, but to save them." They went to another village.

¹⁷ Don't rejoice when your enemy falls. Don't let your heart be glad when he is overthrown;

¹⁸ Lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.

¹⁹ Don't fret yourself because of evildoers; Neither be envious of the wicked:

² Yahweh is a jealous God and avenges. Yahweh avenges and is full of wrath. Yahweh takes vengeance on his adversaries, and he maintains wrath against his enemies.

³ Yahweh is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. Yahweh has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

¹ Yahweh, you God to whom vengeance belongs, You God to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth.

² Rise up, you judge of the earth. Pay back the proud what they deserve.

³ Yahweh, how long will the wicked, How long will the wicked triumph?

³³ and blessed be your discretion, and blessed be you, that have kept me this day from blood guiltiness, and from avenging myself with my own hand.

²⁶ Now therefore, my lord, as Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, seeing Yahweh has withheld you from blood guiltiness, and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now therefore let your enemies, and those who seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.

¹² Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because Edom has dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has greatly offended, and revenged himself on them;