Romans 12:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRomans 12:19 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ἑαυτοὺς
heautoû
G1438
himself
ἐκδικοῦντες
ekdikéō
G1556
to avenge
ἀγαπητοί
agapētós
G27
beloved
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
δότε
dídōmi
G1325
to give
τόπον
tópos
G5117
place
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
ὀργῇ
orgḗ
G3709
anger
γέγραπται
gráphō
G1125
to write
γάρ
gár
G1063
for
ἐμοὶ
egṓ
G1473
I
ἐκδίκησις
ekdíkēsis
G1557
vengeance
ἐγὼ
egṓ
G1473
I
ἀνταποδώσω
antapodídōmi
G467
to repay
λέγει
légō
G3004
to say
κύριος
kýrios
G2962
Lord
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Don't seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God's wrath. For it is written, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord."
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King James Version Public Domain
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give way to wrath, for it is written, “‘Vengeance for me; I will repay,’ says the Lord.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).