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Luke 18:7Luke.18.7

‹And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?›

KJV

Greek original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Et Dieu ne fera-t-il pas justice à ses élus, qui crient à lui jour et nuit, et tardera-t-il à leur égard?

KJV

‹And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?›

Patristic reading

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  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    what is good and lawful. But we are to look to God for vengeance on His enemies: for it is written ( Lk. 18:7 ): "Will not God revenge His elect who cry to Him day and night?" as if to say: "He will indeed." Therefore vengeance is not essentially evil and unlawful. I answer that,…
  • Various

    Patrologia Latina Vol. 134 (Migne)

    e poenitentiam agente, quam super nonaginta novem justis non indigentibus poenitentiam [ Ita cod. ] (Luc. XVIII, 7) » Videte, fratres, ne perdamus poenitendi tempus, quod tanta [Note: [Col. 0848D] Mansius perperam totum et mox indulgentiae. ] est indulgentia concessum. Nam poenit…
  • Various

    Patrologia Latina Vol. 136 (Migne)

    d se die ac nocte, et patientiam habebit in illis. Amen dico vobis, cito faciet vindictam illorum (Luc. XVIII, 7) . Et Job: Anima, ait, vulneratorum clamabit, et Deus inultum abire non patitur (Job XXIV, 12) . Alius autem: Ne relinquas, inquit, post te maledicere; maledicentis…

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