1Th 5:15 | TNotes | STEP | 5:15 Jesus and the apostles warned against retaliation (Matt 5:38-48 ; Luke 6:27-36 ; Rom 12:17-21 ; 1 Pet 3:9 ). The Roman author Seneca, by contrast, considered revenge legitimate and necessary as a way of restoring social honor lost because of ill treatment from others. Paul calls Christians to do good —both to members of the church ( each other ) and to those outside the Christian community ( to all people ), including their persecutors (1 Thes 2:14 ; see 3:12 ; Gal 6:10 ).

a5:15►

bMatt 5:38-48►

cLuke 6:27-36►

dRom 12:17-21►

e1 Pet 3:9►

f1 Thes 2:14►

g3:12►

hGal 6:10►

‏ 1 Thessalonians 5:15

5:15 ^a Jesus and the apostles warned against retaliation (Matt 5:38-48 ^b; Luke 6:27-36 ^c; Rom 12:17-21 ^d; 1 Pet 3:9 ^e). The Roman author Seneca, by contrast, considered revenge legitimate and necessary as a way of restoring social honor lost because of ill treatment from others. Paul calls Christians to do good—both to members of the church (each other) and to those outside the Christian community (to all people), including their persecutors (1 Thes 2:14 ^f; see 3:12 ^g; Gal 6:10 ^h).