But according to thy hardness, and thy impenitent heart, thou store up wrath to thyself in the day of wrath, and revelation, and righteous judgment of God,

Now we know that as many things as the law says, it says to those in the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become accountable to God.

So then he is merciful to whom he will, and whom he will he hardens.

not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to wrath, for it is written, Vengeance is for me, I will repay, says Lord.

See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me. I kill, and I make alive. I wound, and I heal. And there is none that can deliver out of my hand.

A righteous man shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,

O LORD, thou God to whom vengeance belongs, thou God to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth.

LORD is a jealous God and avenges. LORD avenges and is full of wrath. LORD takes vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserves [wrath] for his enemies.

Since it is a righteous thing according to God to repay restriction to those who restrict you,

And they sing the song of Moses the bondman of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvelous are thy works, Lord God Almighty, righteous and TRUE are thy ways, thou King of the nations.

And I heard the agent of the waters saying, Thou are righteous who is and was--the Divine--because thou judged these things.

Be glad over her, thou heaven, and the sanctified, and the apostles, and the prophets, because God has decreed your judgment of her.

I speak

(I speak man-like because of the weakness of your flesh). For as ye presented your body-parts servile to uncleanness, and to lawlessness for lawlessness, so now present your body-parts servile to righteousness for sanctification.

Do I say these things according to man, or does not the law also say these things?

Brothers (I speak according to a man), in the same way of a man, no man annuls or adds to a contract that has been ratified.

General references

Will ye speak unrighteously for God, and talk deceitfully for him?

Thou are righteous, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.

For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.