- he hath requited:
- "[And] when they¹ were gone out²° of¹¹ the city,ª [and] not¹ [yet] far off,ª° Josephª saidª° unto his steward,ª¹¹ Up,ª° followª° afterª the men;²¹ and when thou dost overtakeª° them, sayª° unto¹ them, Wherefore¹ have ye rewardedª° evilª for¹ good?ª" {Gen 44:4} + "They rewardedª° me evilª for¹ goodª [to] the spoilingª of my soul.ª" {Psa 35:12} + "They also that renderª° evilª for¹ goodª are mine adversaries;ª° because¹ I followª° [the thing that] goodª [is]." {Psa 38:20} + "They compassed²° me about¹ also with wordsª of hatred;ª and fought²° against¹ me without a cause.ª ... And they have rewardedª°¹ me evilª for¹ good,ª and hatredª for¹ my love.ª" {Psa 109:3-5} + "Whoso rewardethª° evilª for¹ good,ª evilª shall not¹ departª°°° from his house.ª¹" {Prv 17:13} + "Shall evilª be recompensedª° for¹ good?ª for¹ they have diggedª° a pitª for my soul.ª Rememberª° that I stoodª° beforeª thee to speakª° goodª for¹ them, [and] to turn awayª°¹ thy wrathª from¹ them." {Jer 18:20} + "Be²° notª overcomeª° ofª evil,ª butª overcomeª° evilª withª good.ª" {Rom 12:21} + "Forª whatª gloryª [is it], if,ª when² ye be buffetedª°¹ for your faults,ª° ye shall take it patiently?ª° butª if,ª when ye do well,ª° andª sufferª° [for it], ye take it patiently,ª° thisª [is] acceptableª withª God.ª" {1Pe 2:20} + "Forª [it is] better,ª ifª the¹ willª of Godª be¹ so,²° that ye sufferª° for well doing,ª° thanª for evil doing.ª°" {1Pe 3:17}
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