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29 Do not say, “As they did to me, so will I do to them;(A)
    I will repay them according to their deeds.”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 24:29 Retribution is a long and complex process that belongs to the Lord, not to individuals. Cf. vv. 12d, 17–18.

Chapter 28

The vengeful will face the Lord’s vengeance;
    indeed he remembers their sins in detail.(A)

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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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17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil; be concerned for what is noble in the sight of all.(A)

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19 Beloved, do not look for revenge but leave room for the wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”(A)

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15 See that no one returns evil for evil; rather, always seek what is good [both] for each other and for all.(A)

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Do not return evil for evil, or insult for insult; but, on the contrary, a blessing, because to this you were called, that you might inherit a blessing.(A)

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