I. PROHIBITION TO BE OBEYED (17a)
A. We are to repay no one evil for evil
B. No matter how great wrong has been done to us, we are never justified in wronging another person
C. Have already considered “not cursing” (14)
D. Here, all ways of evil retaliation are forbidden
E. Consistent teaching of Scripture
F. Forbidding personally avenging wrongs experienced