Far be it from you to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”
Revelation 16:5 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 And I heard the angel of the waters say, “You are just, O Holy One, who are and were, for you have judged these things; More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And I also heard the angel of the waters say, Righteous (just) are You in these Your decisions and judgments, You Who are and were, O Holy One! American Standard Version (1901) And I heard the angel of the waters saying, Righteous art thou, who art and who wast, thou Holy One, because thou didst thus judge: Common English Bible Then I heard the angel of the waters say, “You are just, holy one, who is and was, because you have given these judgments. Catholic Public Domain Version And I heard the Angel of the waters saying: "You are just, O Lord, who is and who was: the Holy One who has judged these things. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I heard the angel of the waters saying: Thou art just, O Lord, who art, and who wast, the Holy One, because thou hast judged these things: |
Far be it from you to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”
The Lord is in the right, for I have rebelled against his word; but hear, all you peoples, and behold my suffering; my young women and young men have gone into captivity.
So the Lord kept watch over this calamity until he brought it upon us. Indeed, the Lord our God is right in all that he has done, for we have disobeyed his voice.
“Righteous Father, the world does not know you, but I know you, and these know that you have sent me.
But by your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
But if our injustice serves to confirm the justice of God, what should we say? That God is unjust to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.)
John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come and from the seven spirits who are before his throne,
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.
singing, “We give you thanks, Lord God Almighty, who are and who were, for you have taken your great power and begun to reign.
The third angel poured his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood.
And I heard the altar respond, “Yes, O Lord God, the Almighty, your judgments are true and just!”
for his judgments are true and just; he has judged the great whore who corrupted the earth with her prostitution, and he has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”
And the four living creatures, each of them with six wings, are full of eyes all around and inside. Day and night without ceasing they sing, “Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God the Almighty, who was and is and is to come.”
they cried out with a loud voice, “Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long will it be before you judge and avenge our blood on the inhabitants of the earth?”