Bible Verses About Revenge

"You have heard that our fathers were told, `Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.'

But I tell you not to stand up against someone who does you wrong. On the contrary, if someone hits you on the right cheek, let him hit you on the left cheek too!

If someone wants to sue you for your shirt, let him have your coat as well!

And if a soldier forces you to carry his pack for one mile, carry it for two!

So Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted him put to death. But this she could not accomplish,

because Herod stood in awe of Yochanan and protected him, for he knew that he was a tzaddik, a holy man. Whenever he heard him, he became deeply disturbed; yet he liked to listen to him.

Finally, the opportunity came. Herod gave a banquet on his birthday for his nobles and officers and the leading men of the Galil.

The daughter of Herodias came in and danced, and she pleased Herod and his guests. The king said to the girl, "Ask me for whatever you want; I will give it to you";

and he made a vow to her, "Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom."

So she went out and said to her mother, "What should I ask for?" She said, "The head of Yochanan the Immerser."

But love your enemies, do good, and lend expecting nothing back! Your reward will be great, and you will be children of Ha`Elyon; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.

When the talmidim Ya‘akov and Yochanan saw this, they said, “Sir, do you want us to call down fire from heaven to destroy them?”

But he turned and rebuked them.

On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were infuriated and wanted to put the emissaries to death.

On hearing these things, they were cut to their hearts and ground their teeth at him.

As they were stoning him, Stephen called out to God, “Lord Yeshua! Receive my spirit!”

The next day, some of the Judeans formed a conspiracy. They took an oath, saying they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Sha’ul;

Bless those who persecute you — bless them, don’t curse them!

Be sensitive to each other’s needs — don’t think yourselves better than others, but make humble people your friends. Don’t be conceited.

Repay no one evil for evil, but try to do what everyone regards as good.

Never seek revenge, my friends; instead, leave that to God’s anger; for in the Tanakh it is written, “Adonai says, ‘Vengeance is my responsibility; I will repay.’”

On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. For by doing this, you will heap fiery coals [of shame] on his head.”

See that no one repays evil for evil; on the contrary, always try to do good to each other, indeed, to everyone.

When he was insulted, he didn’t retaliate with insults; when he suffered, he didn’t threaten, but handed them over to him who judges justly.

not repaying evil with evil or insult with insult, but, on the contrary, with blessing. For it is to this that you have been called, so that you may receive a blessing.