because these are days of vengeance,<n id="1" /> to fulfill<n id="2" /> all that is written.

or to governors as those he commissions<n id="1" /> to punish wrongdoers and praise<n id="2" /> those who do good.

When<n id="1" /> he saw one of them being hurt unfairly,<n id="2" /> Moses<n id="3" /> came to his defense<n id="4" /> and avenged the person who was mistreated by striking down the Egyptian.

Won&#8217;t<n id="1" /> God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry out<n id="2" /> to him day and night?<n id="3" /> Will he delay<n id="4" /> long to help them?

Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God&#8217;s wrath,<n id="1" /> for it is written, &#8220;<i><b>Vengeance is mineb>, <b>I will repayb>i>,&#8221;<n id="2" /> says the Lord.

<i>With flaming fire he will mete outi><n id="1" /> <i>punishment on those who do not know Godi><n id="2" /> and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

For we know the one who said, &#8220;<i><b>Vengeance is mineb>, <b>I will repayb>i>,&#8221;<n id="1" /> and again, &#8220;<b><i>The Lord will judge his peoplei>b>.&#8221;<n id="2" />

I tell you, he will give them justice speedily.<n id="1" /> Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith<n id="2" /> on earth?&#8221;p>

For see what this very thing, this sadness<n id="1" /> as God intended, has produced in you: what eagerness, what defense of yourselves,<n id="2" /> what indignation,<n id="3" /> what alarm, what longing, what deep concern,<n id="4" /> what punishment!<n id="5" /> In everything you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.