Is it in the Bible?
Is “Vengeance is mine” in the Bible?
Yes. “Vengeance is mine” is in the Bible, at Romans 12:19. God says it in the song of Moses, and Paul quotes it to the church in Rome.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It is in the Bible.
The verse is Romans 12:19.
God says it in the song of Moses, and Paul quotes it to the church in Rome.
The verse
Beloved, do not avenge yourselves; instead make room for wrath, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay,” says the Lord.
Romans 12:19 · open the chapter →
What it means there
It is a reason not to take revenge. Paying back wrong belongs to God, so Paul says to make room for him and to feed your enemy instead (Romans 12:20).
Also in the Bible
Vengeance is mine, and repayment, at the time their foot slips. For the day of their disaster is near, and their doom is rushing toward them.’
Deuteronomy 32:35 · open the chapter →
For we know the one who said, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge his people.”
Hebrews 10:30 · open the chapter →
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Is “Vengeance is mine” in the Bible?
Yes. “Vengeance is mine” is in the Bible, at Romans 12:19. These exact words are in 2 verses of the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. God says it in the song of Moses, and Paul quotes it to the church in Rome.
Where in the Bible is “Vengeance is mine”?
In Romans 12:19, and also Deuteronomy 32:35 and Hebrews 10:30. In the Lumin Translation, Romans 12:19 reads: “Beloved, do not avenge yourselves; instead make room for wrath, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay,” says the Lord.”
Who said “Vengeance is mine”?
God says it in the song of Moses, and Paul quotes it to the church in Rome.
What does “Vengeance is mine” mean in the Bible?
It is a reason not to take revenge. Paying back wrong belongs to God, so Paul says to make room for him and to feed your enemy instead (Romans 12:20).
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