Ante-Nicene Fathers/Volume V/Cyprian/The Treatises of Cyprian/Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews/Book III/Part 23

23. That evil is not to be returned for evil.

In the Epistle of Paul to the Romans:&#160; &#8220;Rendering to no man evil for evil.&#8221; Also in the same place:&#160; &#8220;Not to be overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.&#8221; Of this same thing in the Apocalypse: &#8220;And He said unto me, Seal not the words of the prophecy of this book; because now the time is at hand. And let those who persist in hurting, hurt: and let him who is filthy, be filthy still: but let the righteous do still more righteousness: and in like manner, let him that is holy do still more holiness. Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to render to every man according to his deeds.&#8221;