Revenge

Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath of God: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.

Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: — read the full passage →

Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.

Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Jehovah.

See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but always follow after that which is good, one toward another, and toward all.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

And whensoever ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any one; that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.

Then saith Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into its place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. — read the full passage →

for he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil.

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

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: — read the full passage →

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

For we know him that said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice: — read the full passage →

Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.

For he that doeth wrong shall receive again for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. — read the full passage →

For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps: — read the full passage →

O Jehovah, thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, Thou God to whom vengeance belongeth, shine forth. — read the full passage →

Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfected; be comforted; be of the same mind; live in peace: and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

For jealousy is the rage of a man; And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: — read the full passage →

So speak ye, and so do, as men that are to be judged by a law of liberty. — read the full passage →

Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. — read the full passage →

Verily I say unto you, What things soever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and what things soever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. — read the full passage →

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. — read the full passage →

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

Now when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth. — read the full passage →

And Jesus said, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And parting his garments among them, they cast lots.

The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise; — read the full passage →

And when it was day, the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing. — read the full passage →

And Samson said unto them, If ye do after this manner, surely I will be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.

And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall bear witness of me: — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi. — read the full passage →

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting. — read the full passage →

Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord will render to him according to his works:

that the manslayer that killeth any person unwittingly and unawares may flee thither: and they shall be unto you for a refuge from the avenger of blood.

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that Jehovah thy God will set thee on high above all the nations of the earth: — read the full passage →

But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. — read the full passage →

Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give; When thou hast it by thee. — read the full passage →

A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren. — read the full passage →

Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry; — read the full passage →

For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I rejoice therefore over you: but I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple unto that which is evil. — read the full passage →

Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house. — read the full passage →

For where jealousy and faction are, there is confusion and every vile deed. — read the full passage →

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we bid fire to come down from heaven, and consume them? — read the full passage →

And Samson went to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in unto her. — read the full passage →

And the third poured out his bowl into the rivers and the fountains of the waters; and it became blood. — read the full passage →

But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Teacher with the publicans and sinners? — read the full passage →

The burden of the word of Jehovah concerning Israel. Thus saith Jehovah, who stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him: — read the full passage →

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them; — read the full passage →

The word that Jehovah spake concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by Jeremiah the prophet. — read the full passage →

who showest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them; the great, the mighty God, Jehovah of hosts is his name; — read the full passage →

Thus saith Jehovah: Cursed is the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from Jehovah. — read the full passage →

By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone. — read the full passage →

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: Oh deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. — read the full passage →

The king shall joy in thy strength, O Jehovah; And in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! — read the full passage →

On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews’ enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her. — read the full passage →

And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead. — read the full passage →

And when the people saw him, they praised their god; for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hand our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, who hath slain many of us. — read the full passage →

And the man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man with the help of Jehovah. — read the full passage →

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto the Father. — read the full passage →

Therefore, son of man, prophesy, and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In that day when my people Israel dwelleth securely, shalt thou not know it? — read the full passage →

And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of Jehovah. And Jehovah said, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put to death the Gibeonites. — read the full passage →

And he took up his parable, and said, From Aram hath Balak brought me, The king of Moab from the mountains of the East: Come, curse me Jacob, And come, defy Israel.

and I have said unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me; and thou hast refused to let him go: behold, I will slay thy son, thy first-born. — read the full passage →

And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid. — read the full passage →

Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown up, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he saw an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, one of his brethren. — read the full passage →

Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus that are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons: — read the full passage →

I have confidence to you-ward in the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be. — read the full passage →

And he said unto them, When I sent you forth without purse, and wallet, and shoes, lacked ye anything? And they said, Nothing. — read the full passage →

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessedare ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. — read the full passage →

Yet say ye, Wherefore doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live. — read the full passage →

and I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants; and afterwards it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith Jehovah. — read the full passage →

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor Than he that flattereth with the tongue. — read the full passage →

So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul; If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, And thy hope shall not be cut off. — read the full passage →

Notwithstanding, Jehovah turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations wherewith Manasseh had provoked him. — read the full passage →

And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the sojourners of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As Jehovah, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. — read the full passage →

And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not; for who can put forth his hand against Jehovah’s anointed, and be guiltless? — read the full passage →

Rejoice, O ye nations, withhis people: For he will avenge the blood of his servants, And will render vengeance to his adversaries, And will make expiation for his land, for his people.

and repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face.

He that smiteth a man, so that he dieth, shall surely be put to death. — read the full passage →

And surely your blood, the blood of your lives, will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it: and at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man’s brother, will I require the life of man. — read the full passage →

The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. — read the full passage →

God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. — read the full passage →

Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might quake at thy presence, — read the full passage →

Praise ye Jehovah; For it is good to sing praises unto our God; For it is pleasant, andpraise is comely. — read the full passage →

Save me, O God, by thy name, And judge me in thy might. — read the full passage →