Romans 12:19
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.”
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ASV
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.
KJV
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| μὴ | mē | never | G3361 → |
| ἑαυτοὺς | he'autous | yourselves | G1438 → |
| ἐκδικοῦντες, | ekdikountes | avenging, | G1556 → |
| ἀγαπητοί, | agapētoi | beloved, | G27 → |
| ἀλλὰ | alla | instead | G235 → |
| δότε | dote | do give | G1325 → |
| τόπον | topon | place | G5117 → |
| τῇ | tēa | <the> | G3588 → |
| ὀργῇ· | orgēa | to wrath; | G3709 → |
| γέγραπται | gegraptai | it has been written | G1125 → |
| γάρ· | gar | for: | G1063 → |
| ἐμοὶ | emoi | Mine [is] | G1473 → |
| ἐκδίκησις, | ekdikēsis | vengeance, | G1557 → |
| ἐγὼ | egō | I myself | G1473 → |
| ἀνταποδώσω, | antapodōsō | will repay, | G467 → |
| λέγει | legei | says [the] | G3004 → |
| κύριος. | kurios | Lord. | G2962 → |
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