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17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil; consider what is good before all people.[a] 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all people.[b] 19 Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath,[c] for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,”[d] says the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 12:17 tn Here ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) is used as a generic and refers to both men and women.
  2. Romans 12:18 tn Here ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) is used as a generic and refers to both men and women.
  3. Romans 12:19 tn Grk “the wrath,” referring to God’s wrath as the remainder of the verse shows.
  4. Romans 12:19 sn A quotation from Deut 32:35.