18 If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.(A) 19 Friends, do not avenge yourselves; instead, leave room for God’s wrath, because it is written, Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay,[a](B) says the Lord. 20 But

If your enemy is hungry, feed him.(C)
If he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
For in so doing
you will be heaping fiery coals on his head.[b](D)

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Footnotes

  1. 12:19 Dt 32:35
  2. 12:20 Pr 25:21–22

18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.(A) 19 Do not take revenge,(B) my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”[a](C) says the Lord. 20 On the contrary:

“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
    if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”[b](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 12:19 Deut. 32:35
  2. Romans 12:20 Prov. 25:21,22