^19 (A)Never take your own revenge, beloved, but ^[a]leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written: “^(B)Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.

⁴ for it is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a servant of God, an ^(A)avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.

^4 (A)Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled; ^(B)for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.