1 Thessalonians 5:15 — King James Version← Study notes
“See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.”
1 Thessalonians 5:15 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Thessalonians 5:1518 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on 1 Thessalonians 5:15
If we ought not to render evil for evil, much less evil for good; much less, when evil has not been previously done, to render evil, Such an one, you say, is a bad man, and has aggrieved me, and done me much injury. Do you wish to revenge yourself upon him? Do not retaliate. Leave him unpunished. Well, is this the stopping-place? By no means; This is the higher philosophy, not only not to requite evil with evil, but to render good for evil. For this is truly revenge that…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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