That would be far from you to do in this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that would be far from you: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
You have seen it; for you behold mischief and spite, to repay it with your hand: the poor commits himself to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he opens not his mouth.
Because he has appointed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he has appointed; of which he has given assurance to all men, in that he has raised him from the dead.
But according to your hardness and impenitent heart you store up for yourself wrath for the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
And, you masters, do the same things to them, avoiding threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.
For which reason I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed to him until that day.
Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but to all those also who love his appearing.
Not repaying evil for evil, or insults for insults: but on the contrary blessing; knowing that you are called to this, that you should inherit a blessing.