Vindictiveness

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.

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 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?

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

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law. — 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 →

Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded: — 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.

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

And Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him; and she could not;

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

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

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

who bare witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, even of all things that he saw.

And thus, sinning against the brethren, and wounding their conscience when it is weak, ye sin against Christ.

as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one; — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;

And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God the Almighty, and the Lamb, are the temple thereof.

And they have tails like unto scorpions, and stings; and in their tails is their power to hurt men five months.

And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought the signs in his sight, wherewith he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast and them that worshipped his image: they two were cast alive into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone:

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

And the woman whom thou sawest is the great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

And he deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by reason of the signs which it was given him to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast who hath the stroke of the sword and lived.

And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they went up into heaven in the cloud; and their enemies beheld them.

Of the tribe of Zebulun twelve thousand; Of the tribe of Joseph twelve thousand; Of the tribe of Benjaminweresealed twelve thousand.

And 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 forth into all the earth.

But thou hast a few names in Sardis that did not defile their garments: and they shall walk with me in white; for they are worthy.

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

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, be put away from you, with all malice:

Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not.

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

Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord: — read the full passage →

having a good conscience; that, wherein ye are spoken against, they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ.

Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men.

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

If the world hateth you, ye know that it hath hated me before it hated you. — read the full passage →

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

Behold then the goodness and severity of God: toward them that fell, severity; but toward thee, God’s goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.

bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you.

that the fellowship of thy faith may become effectual, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in you, unto Christ.

And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.

Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell withyour wivesaccording to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.

who shall suffer punishment, even eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

but Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. — read the full passage →

The former treatise I made, O Theophilus, concerning all that Jesus began both to do and to teach, — 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.

And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where are also the beast and the false prophet; and they shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

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. — read the full passage →

forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye: