Hebrews 10:30

Amplified Bible

For we know Him who said, "VENGEANCE IS MINE [retribution and the deliverance of justice rest with Me], I WILL REPAY [the wrongdoer]." And again, "THE LORD WILL JUDGE HIS PEOPLE."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
For we know the one who has said,

King James Version (1611)
For we know him that hath said, Uengeance belongeth vnto me, I wil recompence, saith the Lord: and again, The Lord shall iudge his people.

King James Version
For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

English Standard Version
For we know him who said, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay." And again, "The Lord will judge his people."

New American Standard Bible
For we know Him who said, "VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY." And again, "THE LORD WILL JUDGE HIS PEOPLE."

New Century Version
We know that God said, "I will punish those who do wrong; I will repay them." And he also said, "The Lord will judge his people."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
For we know Him who said, "VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY." And again, "THE LORD WILL JUDGE HIS PEOPLE."

Legacy Standard Bible
For we know Him who said, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay." And again, "The Lord will judge His people."

Berean Standard Bible
For we know Him who said, "Vengeance is Mine; I will repay," and again, "The Lord will judge His people."

Contemporary English Version
We know that God has said he will punish and take revenge. We also know that the Scriptures say the Lord will judge his people.

Complete Jewish Bible
For the One we know is the One who said, "Vengeance is my responsibility; I will repay," and then said, " Adonai will judge his people."

Darby Translation
For we know him that said, To me [belongs] vengeance; *I* will recompense, saith the Lord: and again, The Lord shall judge his people.

Easy-to-Read Version
We know that God said, "I will punish people for the wrongs they do; I will repay them." And he also said, "The Lord will judge his people."

Geneva Bible (1587)
For we know him that hath sayd, Vengeance belongeth vnto mee: I will recompense, saith the Lord. And againe, The Lord shall iudge his people.

George Lamsa Translation
For we know him who said, Vengeance is mine, and I will repay, saith the LORD. And again, The LORD shall judge his people.

Good News Translation
For we know who said, "I will take revenge, I will repay"; and who also said, "The Lord will judge his people."

Lexham English Bible
For we know the one who said, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay," and again, "The Lord will judge his people."

Literal Translation
For we know Him who has said, "Vengeance belongs to Me; I will repay," says the Lord. And again, "The Lord will judge His people." Deut. 32:35, 36

American Standard Version
For we know him that said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

Bible in Basic English
For we have had experience of him who says, Punishment is mine, I will give reward. And again, The Lord will be judge of his people.

Hebrew Names Version
For we know him who said, "Vengeance belongs to me," says the Lord, "I will repay." Again, "The Lord will judge his people."

International Standard Version
For we know the one who said, "Vengeance belongs to me; I will pay them back,"Deuteronomy 32:35">[fn] and again, "The Lord will judge his people."Deuteronomy 32:36; Psalm 135:14">[fn]Deuteronomy 32:35-36; Psalm 50:4; 135:14; Romans 12:19;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
We know him who hath said, Retribution is mine, and I will repay: and again, The Lord shall judge his people.

Murdock Translation
For we know him who hath said, Retribution is mine; and I will repay: and again, The Lord will judge his people.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For we knowe hym that hath sayde, vengeaunce [belongeth] vnto me, I wyl render saith the Lorde: And agayne, the Lorde shall iudge his people.

English Revised Version
For we know him that said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

World English Bible
For we know him who said, "Vengeance belongs to me," says the Lord, "I will repay." Again, "The Lord will judge his people."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For we know him that hath said, Vengeance is mine; I will recompence: and again, The Lord will judge his people.

Weymouth's New Testament
For we know who it is that has said, "Vengeance belongs to Me: I will pay back;" and again, "The Lord will be His people's judge."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For we knowen him that seide, To me veniaunce, and Y schal yelde. And eft, For the Lord schal deme his puple.

Update Bible Version
For we know him that said, Vengeance belongs to me, I will recompense. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

Webster's Bible Translation
For we know him that hath said, Vengeance [belongeth] to me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord will judge his people.

New English Translation
For we know the one who said, " Vengeance is mine , I will repay ," and again, " The Lord will judge his people ."

New King James Version
For we know Him who said, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," Deuteronomy 32:35">[fn] says the Lord. [fn] And again, "The Lord will judge His people." Deuteronomy 32:36">[fn]

New Living Translation
For we know the one who said, "I will take revenge. I will pay them back." He also said, "The Lord will judge his own people."

New Life Bible
For we know God said, "I will pay back what is coming to them." And, "The Lord will judge His people."

New Revised Standard
For we know the one who said, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay." And again, "The Lord will judge his people."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For we know him that hath said - To me, belongeth avenging, I, will recompense; and again - The Lord will judge his people.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For we know him that hath said: Vengeance belongeth to me, and I will repay. And again: The Lord shall judge his people.

Revised Standard Version
For we know him who said, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay." And again, "The Lord will judge his people."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For we knowe him that hath sayde vengeaunce belongeth vnto me I will recompence sayth the lorde. And agayne: the lorde shall iudge his people.

Young's Literal Translation
for we have known Him who is saying, `Vengeance [is] Mine, I will recompense, saith the Lord;' and again, `The Lord shall judge His people;' --

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For we knowe him that hath sayde: Vengeaunce is myne, I wil recompence, sayeth the LORDE. And agayne: The LORDE shal iudge his people.

Mace New Testament (1729)
for we know who it is that has said, "vengeance belongeth unto me, I will repay." and again, "the Lord shall revenge his people."

Simplified Cowboy Version
We weren't deaf when we heard him say, "I'm on my way and I will have my revenge." He also said, "The Lord's going to judge his riders."

Contextual Overview

¹⁹Therefore, believers, since we have confidence and full freedom to enter the Holy Place [the place where God dwells] by [means of] the blood of Jesus, ²⁰by this new and living way which He initiated and opened for us through the veil [as in the Holy of Holies], that is, through His flesh, ²¹and since we have a great and wonderful Priest [Who rules] over the house of God, ²²let us approach [God] with a true and sincere heart in unqualified assurance of faith, having had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. ²³Let us seize and hold tightly the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is reliable and trustworthy and faithful [to His word]; ²⁴and let us consider [thoughtfully] how we may encourage one another to love and to do good deeds, ²⁵not forsaking our meeting together [as believers for worship and instruction], as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more [faithfully] as you see the day [of Christ's return] approaching. ²⁶For if we go on willfully and deliberately sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice [to atone] for our sins [that is, no further offering to anticipate], ²⁷but a kind of awful and terrifying expectation of [divine] judgment and THE FURY OF A FIRE and BURNING WRATH WHICH WILL CONSUME THE ADVERSARIES [those who put themselves in opposition to God]. ²⁸Anyone who has ignored and set aside the Law of Moses is put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Vengeance: Deuteronomy 32:35, Psalms 94:1, Isaiah 59:17, Isaiah 61:2, Isaiah 63:4, Nahum 1:2, Romans 12:19, Romans 13:4

The Lord shall: Deuteronomy 32:36, Psalms 50:4, Psalms 96:13, Psalms 98:9, Psalms 135:14, Ezekiel 18:30, Ezekiel 34:17, 2 Corinthians 5:10

Reciprocal: Genesis 50:19 - for am I Numbers 31:2 - Avenge Deuteronomy 28:58 - fear this glorious 2 Kings 9:7 - I may avenge Isaiah 47:3 - I will take Jeremiah 51:36 - take Ezekiel 7:4 - but Ezekiel 9:10 - but Ezekiel 25:14 - and they shall know Malachi 3:5 - I will come 2 Thessalonians 1:8 - taking

Cross-References

Numbers 23:7
Balaam took up his [first] discourse (oracle) and said: "Balak, the king of Moab, has brought me from Aram (Syria), from the mountains of the east, [saying,] 'Come, curse [the descendants of] Jacob for me; And come, [violently] denounce Israel.'

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For we know him that hath said,.... That is, God, whom the apostle and the Hebrews knew; not merely by the works of creation and providence, but by the Scriptures, which they were favoured with, and by which they were distinguished from the Gentiles, and by which they knew his being, nature, and perfections; particularly, that what he said he was able to perform, and that he was true and faithful to every word of his, and to what he has said, Deuteronomy 32:35

vengeance [belongeth] unto me, I will recompence, saith the Lord. Vengeance belongs to God, not as to the affection, as if there was any such passion in him; but as to the effect, there being that produced by him, which answers to the effect of such a passion among men, namely punishment: and punishment for sin belongs to God, against whom it is committed; and not to Heathen deities, one of which goes by the name of Vengeance, Acts 28:4 nor to Satan, and his spiteful angels; nor to men, to exercise it in a private and personal way; though civil magistrates, being in God's stead, are allowed to exercise it in a public way, according to the laws of God: and there is good reason to believe, that what the Lord here says, "I will recompence", or revenge sin, shall be done; which may be concluded from his hatred of sin; from his purity, holiness, and justice; from his faithfulness to his word; from his omnipotence; from the notice he takes of sin, in his own people, in a way of chastisement, and correction; and from the vengeance he has poured on his own Son, as their surety.

And again, in Deuteronomy 32:36 the Lord shall judge his people; such as are truly so, his chosen and covenant people, his redeemed and called ones; these he judges by chastising them in a fatherly way, that they may not be condemned with the world; and by governing and protecting them; and by vindicating and pleading their cause, and avenging them on their enemies: or else such as are only his people by profession; on these he will write a "Lo-ammi"; he distinguishes them from his own, and judges between them and his people, and will condemn them; nor will their profession screen them from his wrath and vengeance.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For we know him that hath said - We know who has said this - God. They knew this because it was recorded in their own sacred books.

Vengeance belongeth unto me ... - This is found in Deuteronomy 32:35; see it explained in the notes on Romans 12:19. It is there quoted to show that we should not avenge ourselves; it is here quoted to show that God will certainly inflict punishment on those who deserve it. If any should apostatize in the manner here referred to by the apostle, they would, says he, be guilty of great and unparalleled wickedness, and would have the certainty that they must meet the wrath of God.

And again, The Lord shall judge his people - This is quoted from Deuteronomy 32:36. That is, he will judge them when they deserve it, and punish them if they ought to be punished. The mere fact that they are his people will not save them from punishment if they deserve it, any more than the fact that one is a beloved child will save him from correction when he does wrong. This truth was abundantly illustrated in the history of the Israelites; and the same great principle would be applied should any sincere Christian apostatize from his religion. He would have before him the certainty of the most fearful and severe of all punishments.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 30. Vengeance belongeth unto me — This is the saying of God, Deuteronomy 32:35, in reference to the idolatrous Gentiles, who were the enemies of his people; and is here with propriety applied to the above apostates, who, being enemies to God's ordinances, and Christ's ministry and merits, must also be enemies to Christ's people; and labour for the destruction of them, and the cause in which they are engaged.

The Lord shall judge his people. — That is, he shall execute judgment for them; for this is evidently the sense in which the word is used in the place from which the apostle quotes, Deuteronomy 32:36: For the Lord shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone. So God will avenge and vindicate the cause of Christianity by destroying its enemies, as he did in the case of the Jewish people, whom he destroyed from being a nation, and made them a proverb of reproach and monuments of his wrathful indignation to the present day.