³⁰ For we know him who said, "It is mine to avenge; I will repay,"[1] and again, "The Lord will judge his people."[2]

³⁰ This is no light matter. God has warned us that he'll hold us to account and make us pay. He was quite explicit: "Vengeance is mine, and I won't overlook a thing," and, "God will judge his people."