REVENGE

Passages on this topic · 52

• Genesis 34:25

  On the third day, when they were sore, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword, came upon the unsuspecting city, and killed all the males.

• 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.

• Judges 15:7

  Samson said to them, “If you behave like this, surely I will take revenge on you, and after that I will cease.”

• Judges 15:8

  He struck them hip and thigh with a great slaughter; and he went down and lived in the cave in Etam’s rock.

• Judges 16:28

  Samson called to Yahweh, and said, “Lord Yahweh, remember me, please, and strengthen me, please, only this once, God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.”

• Judges 16:29

  Samson took hold of the two middle pillars on which the house rested, and leaned on them, the one with his right hand, and the other with his left.

• Judges 16:30

  Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” He bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell on the lords, and on all the people who were therein. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than those who he killed in his life.

• 2 Samuel 3:27

  When Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the middle of the gate to speak with him quietly, and struck him there in the body, so that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

• 2 Samuel 13:23

  After two full years, Absalom had sheep shearers in Baal Hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.

• 2 Samuel 13:24

  Absalom came to the king, and said, “See now, your servant has sheep shearers. Please let the king and his servants go with your servant.”

• 2 Samuel 13:25

  The king said to Absalom, “No, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome to you.” He pressed him; however he would not go, but blessed him.

• 2 Samuel 13:26

  Then Absalom said, “If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us.” The king said to him, “Why should he go with you?”

• 2 Samuel 13:27

  But Absalom pressed him, and he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.

• 2 Samuel 13:28

  Absalom commanded his servants, saying, “Mark now, when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine; and when I tell you, ‘Strike Amnon,’ then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I commanded you? Be courageous, and be valiant!”

• 2 Samuel 13:29

  The servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king’s sons arose, and every man got up on his mule, and fled.

• 1 Kings 19:2

  Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I don’t make your life as the life of one of them by tomorrow about this time!”

• 1 Kings 22:27

  Say, ‘Thus says the king, “Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.”’”

• Esther 3:8

  Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom, and their laws are different than other people’s. They don’t keep the king’s laws. Therefore it is not for the king’s profit to allow them to remain.

• Esther 3:9

  If it pleases the king, let it be written that they be destroyed; and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who are in charge of the king’s business, to bring it into the king’s treasuries.”

• Esther 3:10

  The king took his ring from his hand, and gave it to Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews’ enemy.

• Esther 3:11

  The king said to Haman, “The silver is given to you, the people also, to do with them as it seems good to you.”

• Esther 3:12

  Then the king’s scribes were called in on the first month, on the thirteenth day of the month; and all that Haman commanded was written to the king’s satraps, and to the governors who were over every province, and to the princes of every people, to every province according to its writing, and to every people in their language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus, and it was sealed with the king’s ring.

• Esther 3:13

  Letters were sent by couriers into all the king’s provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to plunder their possessions.

• Esther 3:14

  A copy of the letter, that the decree should be given out in every province, was published to all the peoples, that they should be ready against that day.

• Esther 3:15

  The couriers went out in haste by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given out in the citadel of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was perplexed.

• 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.”

• Ezekiel 25:12

  Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because Edom has dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has greatly offended, and revenged himself on them;

• Ezekiel 25:15

  Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with despite of soul to destroy with perpetual hostility;

• Ezekiel 25:16

  therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, Behold, I will stretch out my hand on the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.

• Ezekiel 25:17

  I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes; and they shall know that I am Yahweh, when I shall lay my vengeance on them.

• Amos 1:11

  Yahweh says: “For three transgressions of Edom, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because he pursued his brother with the sword, and cast off all pity, and his anger raged continually, and he kept his wrath forever;

• Amos 1:12

  but I will send a fire on Teman, and it will devour the palaces of Bozrah.”

• Mark 6:19

  Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him, but she couldn’t,

• Mark 6:20

  for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe. When he heard him, he did many things, and he heard him gladly.

• Mark 6:21

  Then a convenient day came, that Herod on his birthday made a supper for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee.

• Mark 6:22

  When the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those sitting with him. The king said to the young lady, “Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.”

• Mark 6:23

  He swore to her, “Whatever you shall ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.”

• Mark 6:24

  She went out, and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?” She said, “The head of John the Baptizer.”

• Luke 9:54

  When his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, “Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from the sky, and destroy them, just as Elijah did?”

• Luke 9:55

  But he turned and rebuked them, “You don’t know of what kind of spirit you are.

• Acts 7:54

  Now when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth.

• Acts 7:55

  But he, being full of the Holy Spirit, looked up steadfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

• Acts 7:56

  and said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”

• Acts 7:57

  But they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed at him with one accord.

• Acts 7:58

  They threw him out of the city, and stoned him. The witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

• Acts 7:59

  They stoned Stephen as he called out, saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”

• Acts 23:12

  When it was day, some of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

• Romans 12:17

  Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.

• 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.”

• 1 Thessalonians 5:15

  See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good, for one another, and for all.

• 1 Peter 2:23

  Who, when he was cursed, didn’t curse back. When he suffered, didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously;

• 1 Peter 3:9

  not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.