11 translations · Greek
Romans 12:19
Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”
Romans 12:19 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”
- KJV King James Version
- Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath of God: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it has been written: “Vengeance [is] Mine,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- My dear friends, don't seek revenge, but leave it to God to execute judgment—as Scripture points out, “‘It's for me to dispense justice, I will repay,’ says the Lord.”
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, 'Vengeance [is] Mine,
- DBY Darby Translation
- not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to wrath; for it is written, Vengeance [belongs] to me, I will recompense, saith the Lord.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place to wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Revenge not yourselves, my dearly beloved; but give place unto wrath, for it is written: Revenge is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| μὴ | mē | {Do} not | G3361 μή not |
| ἑαυτοὺς | heautous | yourselves | G1438 ἑαυτοῦ themself |
| ἐκδικοῦντες | ekdikountes | avenge | G1556 ἐκδικέω to avenge |
| ἀγαπητοί | agapētoi | beloved | G27 ἀγαπητός beloved |
| ἀλλὰ | alla | but | G235 ἀλλά but |
| δότε | dote | leave | G1325 δίδωμι to give |
| τόπον | topon | room | G5117 τόπος place |
| τῇ | tē | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ὀργῇ | orgē | for [God’s] wrath | G3709 ὀργή wrath |
| γέγραπται | gegraptai | it is written | G1125 γράφω to write |
| γάρ | gar | For | G1063 γάρ for |
| Ἐμοὶ | Emoi | Mine | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| ἐκδίκησις | ekdikēsis | Vengeance [is] | G1557 ἐκδίκησις vengeance |
| ἐγὼ | egō | I | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| ἀνταποδώσω | antapodōsō | will repay | G467 ἀνταποδίδωμι to repay |
| λέγει | legei | says | G3004 λέγω to say |
| Κύριος | Kyrios | [the] Lord | G2962 κύριος lord: God |
Related verses
- Deuteronomy 32:35
Vengeance is mine, and recompense, at the time when their foot slides; for the day of their calamity is at hand. Their doom rushes at them.”
- Hebrews 10:30
For we know him who said, “Vengeance belongs to me,” says the Lord, “I will repay.” Again, “The Lord will judge his people.”
- Proverbs 24:29
Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.”
- Proverbs 20:22
Don’t say, “I will pay back evil.” Wait for Yahweh, and he will save you.
- Romans 12:17
Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:6
that no one should take advantage of and wrong a brother or sister in this matter; because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.
- Romans 12:14
Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don’t curse.
- Leviticus 19:18
“‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Yahweh.
- Deuteronomy 32:43
Rejoice, you nations, with his people, for he will avenge the blood of his servants. He will take vengeance on his adversaries, and will make atonement for his land and for his people.
- Psalm 94:1–3
Yahweh, you God to whom vengeance belongs, you God to whom vengeance belongs, shine out. Rise up, you judge of the earth. Pay back the proud what they deserve. Yahweh, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked triumph?
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
17 Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.
18 If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.
19 Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.”
20 Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head.”
21 Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Read all of Romans 12 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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