Paul indicates that there is a fundamental reason to resist wrong inclinations, including the urge to retaliate, when he states: “Consequently I entreat you by the compassions of God, brothers. ”
كَانَ يَجِبُ أَنْ تَفِيضَ قُلُوبُهُمْ بِٱلشُّكْرِ ٱلْعَمِيقِ بِحَيْثُ يَنْدَفِعُونَ إِلَى فِعْلِ مَا كَانَ بُولُسُ سَيَطْلُبُهُ مِنْهُمْ بَعْدَ ذلِكَ .‏