Romans 12:19-20
Context12:19 Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath, 1 for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” 2 says the Lord. 12:20 Rather, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing this you will be heaping burning coals on his head. 3
[12:19] 1 tn Grk “the wrath,” referring to God’s wrath as the remainder of the verse shows.
[12:19] 2 sn A quotation from Deut 32:35.
[12:20] 3 sn A quotation from Prov 25:21-22.