Vindictiveness

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.”

Therefore I urge you, brothers, 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 →

When his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from the sky, and destroy them, just as Elijah did?”

Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue. — read the full passage →

Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. — read the full passage →

not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.

“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ — read the full passage →

Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tender hearted, courteous, — read the full passage →

When it was day, some of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

Simon Peter therefore, having a sword, drew it, and struck the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.

Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him, but she couldn’t,

Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men. — read the full passage →

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

who testified to God’s word, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, about everything that he saw.

Thus, sinning against the brothers, and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.

As it is written, “There is no one righteous; no, not one. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God, the Almighty, and the Lamb, are its temple.

They have tails like those of scorpions, and stings. In their tails they have power to harm men for five months.

The beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who worked the signs in his sight, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire that burns with sulfur.

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. — read the full passage →

The woman whom you saw is the great city, which reigns over the kings of the earth.”

He deceives my own people who dwell on the earth because of the signs he was granted to do in front of the beast; saying to those who dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast who had the sword wound and lived.

I heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here!” They went up into heaven in the cloud, and their enemies saw them.

of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand, of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand, of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.

I saw in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, having seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God, sent out into all the earth.

Nevertheless you have a few names in Sardis that did not defile their garments. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.

The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. — read the full passage →

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.

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

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

Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God. — read the full passage →

having a good conscience; that, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.

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

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you. — read the full passage →

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

See then the goodness and severity of God. Toward those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in his goodness; otherwise you also will be cut off.

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

that the fellowship of your faith may become effective, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in us in Christ Jesus.

These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered.

who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. — read the full passage →

The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach, — read the full passage →

Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your transgressions.

The devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are also. They will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

Who, when he was cursed, didn’t curse back. When he suffered, didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously;

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.” — read the full passage →

bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.