17 Bible Verses about Vengeance

You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. But I say unto you, Resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smites thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also: to him wishing to prosecute thee at law, and take away thy coat, let him have the cloak also.read more.
Whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him two. Give to the one asking thee, and do not turn away from the one wishing to borrow from thee. You have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies with a divine love, bless those who curse you and pray for those who despitefully use you and persecute you: in order that you may be the sons of your Father who is in the heavens: because He raises up His sun on the wicked and on the good, and rains on the righteous and on the unrighteous. For if you love those that love you, what reward have ye? because the publicans also do the same. If you salute your brethren only, what do ye more abundantly? do not the heathens also the same thing? Therefore ye shall be perfect, as your Father who is in heaven is perfect.

Then Jesus says to him, Turn away thy sword into its place; for all taking the sword shall perish by the sword. Whether do you think that I am not able now to call upon my Father, and He will send me more than twelve legions of angels? How then would the Scriptures be fulfilled, because it is necessary thus to be done?

And He said to them, Into whatsoever house you may enter, there abide until you may go out from thence. And whatsoever place may not receive you nor hear you, going forth thence, shake off the dust which is beneath your feet for a testimony unto them.

But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies with divine love, and do good to those that hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who despitefully use you. To the one smiting thee on the cheek turn the other also; and from the one taking away thy cloak do not withhold even the coat.read more.
Give to every one asking thee, and turn not away from the one taking thy possessions, And as you wish that the people may do unto you, do ye unto them even likewise. If you love those who love you, what grace is there to you? for even sinners love those who love them. And if you may do good to those doing good to you, what grace is there to you? for sinners also do the same. And if you may lend to those from whom you may hope to receive, what grace is there to you? for sinners lend to sinners, that they may receive back the equivalent. Moreover love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the sons of the Highest: because He is good to the ungrateful and wicked. Therefore be ye merciful, as your Father is indeed merciful.

Why do you not judge righteous judgment, even with reference to yourselves? For as you go with your adversary to the ruler, give attention on the way that you be reconciled with him; lest he may deliver you to the judge, and the judge shall turn you over to the officer, and the officer will cast you into prison. I say unto you, You can by no means come out thence, till you have even paid the last mite.

But at this time king Herod reached forth his hands to persecute some of those from the church. And he slew James the brother of John with a sword. And seeing that it is pleasing to the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also: and those were the days of the unleavened bread:read more.
whom having seized, he also put in prison, having committed him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; wishing to bring him out to the people after the passover. Then indeed Peter was kept in prison: but prayer to God in his behalf was incessantly made by the church. But when Herod was about to lead him forth, and Peter was sleeping that night between two soldiers, and bound with two chains; and the guards were keeping guard before the door. And, behold, the angel of the Lord stood over him, and a light shone in the house; and having touched the side of Peter, he raised him up, saying; Rise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. And the angel said to him, Gird thyself, and put on thy sandals. And he thus did. And he says to him, Throw thy cloak about thee, and follow me. And having come out, he was following; and did not know that it is true which was done by the angel; but he was thinking that he saw a vision. And having come through the first guard and the second, they came to the iron gate leading into the city; which opened to them of its own accord: and having come out, they came on to the first street; and the angel immediately departed from him. And Peter coming to himself, said, Now I know truly, that the Lord sent his angel, and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, out of all the expectation of the people of the Jews. And recognizing his whereabouts, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John, called Mark; where many were assembled and praying.

Returning to no one evil for evil; providing things beautiful in the sight of all men. If possible, so far as it is within your power, living in peace with all men; avenging not yourselves, beloved, but give place to wrath; for it has been written, Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.read more.
But if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink: for doing this you will heap coals of fire upon his head. Be not overcome by the evil, but overcome the evil with the good.

For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles the last, as exposed to death: that we may become a theater to the world, and to angels, and to men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are glorious, but we are dishonorable. until this hour we both hunger and thirst, and suffer for insufficient clothing, and are buffeted; and we tramp,read more.
and we toil working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure it; being scandalized, we entreat: we have become as the offscourings of the world, the refuse of all things until now.

Which one of you having a matter dares to go to law with another before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? and if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy of the smallest judgments? Do you not know that we shall judge angels, not indeed matters of this life?read more.
Then if indeed you have judgments appertaining to this life, do you sit those down who are little esteemed in the church? I speak this to your shame. Is there not one wise man among you who shall be able to judge between his brother? But does brother go to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers? Indeed it is already altogether a small matter to you, that you have law-suits one with another. Why do you not rather stiffer injustice? why are you not rather defrauded? But you inflict injustice, and defraud, and that your brethren.

Brethren, be not children in intellect: but be infants in evil, but be perfect in intellect.

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your provocation:

in order that you may be blameless and pure, the children of God, irreproachable, amid a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,

if indeed it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them who are troubling you, and to you who are troubled, rest with us, in the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his power in the fire of flame, dispensing vengeance to those who know not God, and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus:read more.
who shall suffer vengeance, eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

The one having rejected the law of Moses dies without mercy before two or three witnesses: of how much more terrible punishment, do you think, the one having trodden under foot the Son of God, and counted the blood of the covenant, by which he was sanctified, common, and insulted the Spirit of grace; be counted worthy! For we know him who said, Vengeance belongs to me, I will repay; and again, The Lord will judge his people.read more.
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Know, my beloved brethren; but let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow toward wrath: for the wrath of man works not the righteousness of God.

And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw beneath the altar the souls of those who had been slain on account of the word of God, and the testimony which they had. And they cried with a great voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, do you not judge and avenge our blood from those who dwell upon the earth? And a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them, that they should wait a little while, until their fellow-servants and brethren, who are about to be slain as they were should be fulfilled.