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Noun ekdikēsis (justice, vengeance) in the Gospels-Acts
(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)
Luke
| 18: 7 | And will not God grant justice (ekdikēsis) to his chosen ones who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long in helping them? |
| 18: 8 | I tell you, he will quickly grant justice (ekdikēsis) to them. And yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?" |
| 21: 22 | for these are days of vengeance (ekdikēsis), as a fulfillment of all that is written. |
Acts
| 7: 24 | When he saw one of them being wronged, he defended the oppressed man and grant justice (ekdikēsis) to him by striking down the Egyptian. |
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