But according to thy hardness and impenitent heart, thou art treasuring up for thyself wrath against the day of wrath and of the manifestation of the righteous judgment of God,

Now we know that whatever the Law saith, it saith to those who are under the Law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world become subject to condemnation before God.

So then he hath mercy on whom he will, and hardeneth whom he will.

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather make room for wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord."

since it will be just with God to repay distress to them that distress you,

And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying: Great and marvelous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of the nations;

And I heard the angel of the waters saying, Righteous art thou, who art and wast holy, because thou hast judged thus;

Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye saints and ye apostles and ye prophets! for God hath avenged you on her.

I speak

I speak in a way common among men on account of the weakness of your flesh. For as ye once yielded your members as slaves to impurity and to iniquity, in order to commit iniquity, so now yield your members as bondmen to righteousness in order to become holy.

Is it on mans authority that I am saying these things, or doth not the Law too say the same?

Brethren, I speak according to what is practised among men; no one sets aside even a human covenant, or makes additions to it, after it has been ratified.