Bible Dictionary: Revenge: Instead of Taking, we should Exhibit Love

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Leviticus 19:18
You shall not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.
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Luke 6:35
But love you your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind to the unthankful and to the evil.
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Library

Christ's People --Imitators of Him
... When you are prompted to revenge; when hot anger ... and power over their fellow Christians,
instead of remembering ... cease, when a mighty revival is taking place in ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/christs peopleimitators of him.htm

A Call to Holy Living
... like lilies dropping sweet smelling myrrh, and instead of seeing ... for a Christian,
and all other revenge is denied ... God to cleanse his way, by taking heed there ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 18 1872/a call to holy living.htm

Matt. vi. 1
... instructing us to deprecate all conflicts, instead of rushing ... This do thou consider
as taking place with regard to ... for thee in the way of revenge, that thou ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on the gospel of saint matthew/homily xix matt vi 1.htm

Letter to a Young Widow.
... you yearn: let this be thy consolation taking the place ... the hope of receiving them
back again, instead of which ... she would never be able to revenge herself on ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/chrysostom/on the priesthood/letter to a young widow.htm

The Third Continental Journey.
... of cruelty done to the cattle out of pure revenge. ... showing us their ancient custom
of taking hold of ... better if Adam, after his transgression, instead of hiding ...
/.../chapter xii the third continental.htm

That the Fast of Lent is not Sufficient to Make us Competent to ...
... cruelest and harshest of men, yet upon taking a survey ... too, inasmuch as thou hast
taken thy revenge; and not ... for that word, lying upon his mouth instead of a ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/chrysostom/on the priesthood/homily xx that the fast.htm

Exposition of the Moral Law.
... 1. By taking God to witness what we know is ... 25. Modes of violation continued.2. Taking
God to witness in ... 3. Substituting the servants of God instead of himself ...
/.../calvin/the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 8 exposition of the.htm

Of the True Church. Duty of Cultivating Unity with Her, as the ...
... there are many who are far from taking pleasure or ... Simeon and Levi took a nefarious
revenge on the sons ... in the grossest sins, and yet Paul, instead of giving ...
/.../calvin/the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 1 of the true.htm

2 Thessalonians i. 9, 10
... will order men to worship him instead of God ... earth, checking, and fencing off, and
taking away everything ... to nourish passions void of reason, revenge and anger. ...
/.../homily iii 2 thessalonians i.htm

Paul's Departure and Crown;
... and thou wilt do as Naaman the Syrian, despise, instead of obeying ... 'By taking heed
thereto ... The treasure that here our Lord commands we should with diligence lay ...
/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/pauls departure and crown.htm

Subtopics

Revenge by James and John

Revenge by Jezebel

Revenge by Joab

Revenge by Samson

Revenge by Simeon and Levi

Revenge by the Chief Priests