Romans 12:17-19

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¹⁷ If someone has done bad things against you, do not do bad things back to them. Try to live in a good way so that people will respect you. They will see that you do good things. ¹⁸ If it is possible, try always to be friends with other people.

¹⁹ My friends, if someone has done bad things to you, do not try to punish them yourselves. Instead, let God be angry and punish them. This is what is written in the Bible:^[a]