29 Don’t say, “I’ll do to him what he did to me;
I’ll repay the man for what he has done.”(A)

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29 Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me;
    I’ll pay them back for what they did.”(A)

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39 But I tell you, don’t resist[a] an evildoer. On the contrary, if anyone slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.(A)

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  1. 5:39 Or don’t set yourself against, or don’t retaliate against

39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.(A)

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17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil.(A) Give careful thought to do what is honorable(B) in everyone’s eyes.

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17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil.(A) Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.(B)

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19 Friends, do not avenge yourselves; instead, leave room for God’s wrath, because it is written, Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay,[a](A) says the Lord.

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  1. 12:19 Dt 32:35

19 Do not take revenge,(A) my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”[a](B) says the Lord.

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  1. Romans 12:19 Deut. 32:35

15 See to it that no one repays evil for evil(A) to anyone,(B) but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.(C)

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15 Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong,(A) but always strive to do what is good for each other(B) and for everyone else.

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not paying back evil for evil(A) or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing,(B) since you were called for this, so that you may inherit a blessing.

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Do not repay evil with evil(A) or insult with insult.(B) On the contrary, repay evil with blessing,(C) because to this(D) you were called(E) so that you may inherit a blessing.(F)

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