Leviticus 19:18
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18 Take no revenge and cherish no grudge against your own people. You shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.(A)
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Deuteronomy 32:35
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35 Vengeance is mine and recompense,
for the time they lose their footing;
Because the day of their disaster is at hand
and their doom is rushing upon them!(A)
Deuteronomy 32:41
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41 When I sharpen my flashing sword,
and my hand lays hold of judgment,
With vengeance I will repay my foes
and requite those who hate me.(A)
Matthew 5:39
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39 (A)But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on [your] right cheek, turn the other one to him as well.
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1 Corinthians 6:6-7
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6 But rather brother goes to court against brother, and that before unbelievers?
7 Now indeed [then] it is, in any case, a failure on your part that you have lawsuits against one another. Why not rather put up with injustice? Why not rather let yourselves be cheated?(A)
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Hebrews 10:30
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30 We know the one who said:
“Vengeance is mine; I will repay,”
and again:
“The Lord will judge his people.”(A)
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