Bible Encyclopedia: Revenge: Instead of Taking, we should Overcome Others by Kindness

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The Yoke of Christ.
... instead of sensual, sensitive of sin instead of carnal ... and give, asking for nothing
again; revenge not ourselves ... on you, my brethren, that the taking of Christ's ...
/.../newman/parochial and plain sermons vol vii/sermon viii the yoke of.htm

Rom. xii. 14
... care of a child, as the head taking care of ... see is, himself having the pleasure of
revenge, this very ... being drawn onward by the lowly; ie instead of following ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on acts and romans/homily xxii rom xii 14.htm

Christian Meekness
... In taking up the sword he does not so much ... the spouse, she leaves it to her husband
to revenge. ... openly railed against his Majesty, the king instead of putting ...
/.../watson/the beatitudes an exposition of matthew 51-12/12 christian meekness.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

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

Matt. xiii. 53
... and that in His case nothing new is taking place ... in boldness and due freedom, and
thy house, instead of a ... race of the parasites doth often take revenge upon thee ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of saint matthew/homily xlviii matt xiii 53.htm

Faustus is Willing to Admit that Christ May have Said that He came ...
... an eye, a tooth for a tooth," instead of being a ... unjust revenge is best secured by
not taking revenge at all ... as regards giving up the right to revenge, there is ...
/.../faustus is willing to admit.htm

Use to be Made of the Doctrine of Providence.
... Unstable is the condition of affairs; instead of doing ... instantly have been fired
with revenge, but recognising ... not, therefore, be remiss in taking measures, or ...
/.../calvin/the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 17 use to be.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

Regeneration by Faith. Of Repentance.
... These have their origin in that revenge of which Paul ... so much so, that some good
men taking offense at ... of the brothers, when Jacob was selected instead of Esau ...
/.../the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 3 regeneration by faith.htm

Torrey's Topical Textbook

Proverbs 25:21,22
If your enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
Torrey's Topical Textbook

Romans 12:20
Therefore if your enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing you shall heap coals of fire on his head.
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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