eCited Rom. 15:10
Deuteronomy 32:35
35 aVengeance is mine, and recompense, ▼▼Septuagint and I will repay
cfor the time when their foot shall slip;
for dthe day of their calamity is at hand,
and their doom comes swiftly.’
Deuteronomy 32:43
43 e“Rejoice with him, O heavens; ▼▼Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text Rejoice his people, O nations
bow down to him, all gods, ▼
▼Masoretic Text lacks bow down to him, all gods
for he havenges the blood of his children ▼
▼Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text servants
and takes vengeance on his adversaries.
He repays those who hate him ▼
▼Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text lacks He repays those who hate him
and cleanses ▼
▼Or atones for
his people’s land.” ▼▼Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew his land his people
Psalms 94:1-7
The Lord Will Not Forsake His People
1 O Lord, God of mvengeance,O God of vengeance, nshine forth!
2 oRise up, O pjudge of the earth;
repay to the qproud what they deserve!
3O Lord, rhow long shall the wicked,
how long shall sthe wicked exult?
4They pour out their tarrogant words;
all uthe evildoers boast.
5They vcrush your people, O Lord,
and afflict your heritage.
6They kill wthe widow and the sojourner,
and murder xthe fatherless;
7 yand they say, “The Lord does not see;
the God of Jacob does not perceive.”
Matthew 23:35
35so that on you may come all zthe righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous aaAbel to the blood of abZechariah the son of Barachiah, ▼▼Some manuscripts omit the son of Barachiah
whom you murdered between adthe sanctuary and aethe altar. Luke 18:7-8
7And afwill not God give justice to aghis elect, ahwho cry to him day and night? ai, ajWill he delay long over them? 8I tell you, he will give justice to them akspeedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, alwill he find faith on earth?”Romans 12:19
19Beloved, amnever avenge yourselves, but leave it ▼▼Greek give place
to the wrath of God, for it is written, ao“Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” Romans 13:4
4for aphe is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, aqan avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer.
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