A Call to Persevere

Hebrews 10:30

In 9 translations

BSB: For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”Deuteronomy 32:35 (see also LXX)Deuteronomy 32:36; Psalms 135:14
KJV: For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
WEB: For we know him who said, “Vengeance belongs to me. I will repay,” says the Lord. Again, “The Lord will judge his people.”
ASV: For we know him that said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
LSV: For we have known Him who is saying, “Vengeance [is] Mine, I will repay, says the LORD”; and again, “The LORD will judge His people.”
YLT: for we have known Him who is saying, 'Vengeance [is] Mine, I will recompense, saith the Lord;' and again, 'The Lord shall judge His people;' —
DBY: For we know him that said, To me [belongs] vengeance; I will recompense, saith the Lord: and again, The Lord shall judge his people.
DRC: For we know him that hath said: Vengeance belongeth to me, and I will repay. And again: The Lord shall judge his people.
GNV: For we know him that hath sayd, Vengeance belongeth vnto mee: I will recompense, saith the Lord. And againe, The Lord shall iudge his people.

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Where the editions differ

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In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include λέγει κύριος (“says Lord”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.

Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)

Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place κρινεῖ elsewhere in this verse.

SBLGNT apparatus (2)

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SBLGNT: ἀνταποδώσω. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἀνταποδώσω; Robinson–Pierpont add λέγει κύριος.
SBLGNT: Κρινεῖ κύριος. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Κρινεῖ κύριος; Robinson–Pierpont read κύριος κρινεῖ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT: οἴδαμεν γὰρ τὸν εἰπόντα· Ἐμοὶ ἐκδίκησις, ἐγὼ ἀνταποδώσω· καὶ πάλιν· Κρινεῖ κύριος τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ.
RP2018: Οἴδαμεν γὰρ τὸν εἰπόντα, Ἐμοὶ ἐκδίκησις, ἐγὼ ἀνταποδώσω, λέγει κύριος· καὶ πάλιν, κύριος κρινεῖ τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ.
TR-Boyd: Οἴδαμεν γὰρ τὸν εἰπόντα, Ἐμοὶ ἐκδίκησις, ἐγὼ ἀνταποδώσω, λέγει Κύριος· καὶ πάλιν, Κύριος κρινεῖ τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ.
SCR1894: οιδαμεν γαρ τον ειποντα εμοι εκδικησις εγω ανταποδωσω λεγει κυριος και παλιν κυριος κρινει τον λαον αυτου

Who and where

👤 Jesus Christ

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

Sneeze Philistia Hatred to Christ Apostates Judging Judgment High priest Accommodation Reprobacy Apostasy; Apostate Retribution

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Cross-references most cited first

Deuteronomy 32:35–36Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.” For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when…
Romans 12:19Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”
Nahum 1:2The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.
Psalms 50:4He summons the heavens above, and the earth, that He may judge His people:
2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
Psalms 96:13before the LORD, for He is coming— He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.
Psalms 135:14For the LORD will vindicate His people and will have compassion on His servants.
Isaiah 61:2to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,
Psalms 98:9before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
Romans 13:4For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.
Ezekiel 18:30Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall.
Psalms 94:1O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
Isaiah 63:4For the day of vengeance was in My heart, and the year of My redemption had come.
Isaiah 59:17He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.
Ezekiel 34:17This is what the Lord GOD says to you, My flock: ‘I will judge between one sheep and another, between the rams and the goats.

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