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.”

Vengeance is mine, and recompense, at the time when their foot slides; for the day of their calamity is at hand. Their doom rushes at them.”

Happy shall he be, who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock.

“‘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.

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,

But he scorned the thought of laying hands on Mordecai alone, for they had made known to him Mordecai’s people. Therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even Mordecai’s people.

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 →

They utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, both young and old, and ox, and sheep, and donkey, with the edge of the sword.

Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in the prison; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.

Those who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head. Those who want to cut me off, being my enemies wrongfully, are mighty. I have to restore what I didn’t take away.

Yahweh passed by before him, and proclaimed, “Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth,

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.

Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers; — read the full passage →

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

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

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.

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.

God of my praise, don’t remain silent, — read the full passage →

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion. — read the full passage →

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

Yahweh, you have searched me, and you know me. — read the full passage →

Contend, Yahweh, with those who contend with me. Fight against those who fight against me. — read the full passage →

fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he has injured someone, so shall it be done to him.

They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul.

and say, ‘Thus says the king, “Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.”’”

Your eyes shall not pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

The king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them, “My father, shall I strike them? Shall I strike them?”

Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.

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.

Yahweh, you God to whom vengeance belongs, you God to whom vengeance belongs, shine out.

Samaria will bear her guilt; for she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword. Their infants will be dashed in pieces, and their pregnant women will be ripped open.”

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.

Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing. — read the full passage →

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 →

I am the man that has seen affliction by the rod of his wrath. — read the full passage →

Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.”

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.

I gave my back to the strikers, and my cheeks to those who plucked off the hair; I didn’t hide my face from shame and spitting.

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.

Out of the depths I have cried to you, Yahweh.

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 →

Gather yourselves together, yes, gather together, you nation that has no shame, — read the full passage →

Thus says Yahweh of Armies, Consider, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for the skillful women, that they may come:

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

For these things I weep; my eye, my eye runs down with water; Because the comforter who should refresh my soul is far from me: My children are desolate, because the enemy has prevailed.

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.

I said, ‘I have been banished from your sight; yet I will look again toward your holy temple.’

Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. — read the full passage →

My eyes do fail with tears, my heart is troubled; My liver is poured on the earth, because of the destruction of the daughter of my people, Because the young children and the infants swoon in the streets of the city.

Yahweh, don’t I hate those who hate you? Am I not grieved with those who rise up against you?

But, Yahweh of Armies, who judges righteously, who tests the heart and the mind, I shall see your vengeance on them; for to you have I revealed my cause.

“‘If anyone sins, in that he hears the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he has seen or known, if he doesn’t report it, then he shall bear his iniquity. — read the full passage →

Hear the words of this covenant, and speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;

I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold. I have come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.

Wake up! Rise up to defend me, my God! My Lord, contend for me!

He heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s. From that which was our father’s, has he gotten all this wealth.” — read the full passage →

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.

The youth and the old man lie on the ground in the streets; My virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword: You have killed them in the day of your anger; you have slaughtered, and not pitied.

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 →

“Yet even now,” says Yahweh, “turn to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning.”

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.