Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV He who counselled that an injury should be forgotten, was still more likely to counsel the patient endurance of it. But then, when He said, "Vengeance is mine, and I will repay,"[566] Tertullian Of Patience to me, and I will avenge; "[108] A Treatise Against the Heretic Novatian by an Anonymous Bishop , when Scripture says, "Vengeance is mine; and I will repay, saith the Lord."[23] Dionysius Extant Fragments Part II ons any of them knew individually as neighbours, after these they hurried and bore them with them, and robbed and plundered them, setting aside the more valuable portions of their property for themselves, and scattering about the commoner articles, and such as were made of wood, and burning them on the roads, so that they made these parts present the spectacle of a city taken by the enemy. The brethren, however, simply gave way and withdrew, and, like those to whom Paul bears witness,[14] Lactantius Divine Institutes Book VI Moreover, he must also diligently take care, lest by any fault of his he should at any time make an enemy; and if any one should be so shameless as to inflict injury on a good and just man, he must bear it with calmness and moderation, and not take upon himself his revenge, but reserve it for the judgment of God.[134] Gospel of Nicodemus I The Acts of Pilate For God has said by the prophet, Vengeance is mine, and I will repay, saith the Lord.[39]