Revenge

Do not take revenge or bear a grudge against members of your community, but love your neighbor as yourself; I am the LORD.

Don’t say, “I’ll do to him what he did to me; I’ll repay the man for what he has done.”

“You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

But I tell you, don’t resist an evildoer. On the contrary, if anyone slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

Then Jesus told him, “Put your sword back in its place because all who take up the sword will perish by the sword.

Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and he will provide me here and now with more than twelve legions of angels?

How, then, would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen this way?”

And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven will also forgive you your wrongdoing.”

Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Give careful thought to do what is honorable in everyone’s eyes.

If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.

Friends, do not avenge yourselves; instead, leave room for God’s wrath, because it is written, Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.

But If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him something to drink. For in so doing you will be heaping fiery coals on his head.

Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.

For it is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, because it does not carry the sword for no reason. For it is God’s servant, an avenger that brings wrath on the one who does wrong.

See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.

My dear brothers and sisters, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

for human anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness.

when he was insulted, he did not insult in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten but entrusted himself to the one who judges justly.

not paying back evil for evil or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing, since you were called for this, so that you may inherit a blessing.