Romans 12:19
not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it has been written: “Vengeance [is] Mine,
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
In Context
18If possible—so far as in you—with all men being in peace;
Cross References
Leviticus 19:18You do not take vengeance, nor watch the sons of your people; and you have had love for your neighbor as yourself; I [am] YHWH.
Deuteronomy 32:43Sing, O nations, [with] His people, || For He avenges the blood of His servants, || And He turns back vengeance on His adversaries, || And has pardoned His land [and] His people.”
1 Samuel 25:33and blessed [is] your discretion, and blessed [are] you in that you have restrained me this day from coming in with blood, and to restrain my hand to myself.
Proverbs 20:22Do not say, “I repay evil,” || Wait for YHWH, and He delivers you.
Proverbs 24:29Do not say, “As he did to me, so I do to him, || I render to each according to his work.”
Nahum 1:2A God zealous and avenging [is] YHWH, || An avenger [is] YHWH, and possessing fury. An avenger [is] YHWH on His adversaries, || And He is watching for His enemies.
Matthew Henry on Romans 12:2-21
Consecration to God; Duty towards God; Duty towards Ourselves; Due Exercise of Spiritual Gifts; Duty towards Our Brethren; Brotherly Love; Love to Enemies. ( a. d. 58.) 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. 3 For I say,… Read the whole commentary →