19 Beloved, ^mnever avenge yourselves, but leave it¹ to the wrath of God, for it is written, ⁿ“Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

4 for ^she is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, ^tan avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer.