![]() ![]() ![]() The apostle Paul repeated this in the New Testament: "Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath for it is written, 'Vengeance is mine, I will repay,' says the Lord" ( Romans 12:19 Romans 12:19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place to wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine I will repay, said the Lord. ![]() But elsewhere in the Bible you find warnings against seeking vengeance: "Vengeance is mine, and recompense their foot shall slip in due time for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things to come hasten upon them" ( Deuteronomy 32:35 Deuteronomy 32:35 To me belongs vengeance and recompense their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come on them make haste.Īmerican King James Version ×). Exodus 21:24 Exodus 21:24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,Īmerican King James Version ×: "Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot." Leviticus 24:20 Leviticus 24:20 Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he has caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.Īmerican King James Version ×: "Fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth as he has caused disfigurement of a man, so shall it be done to him." Deuteronomy 19:21 Deuteronomy 19:21 And your eye shall not pity but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.Īmerican King James Version ×: "Your eye shall not pity: life shall be for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot."Ĭhrist was teaching us to not seek vengeance on our own, and to rise above it to the point of loving our enemies.Ĭritics of the Bible have used these verses to derisively imply God is a harsh God who would leave everyone blind and toothless. ![]()
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