Topical Bible: Recompence

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Definition and Usage:
Recompence, in biblical terms, refers to the act of giving something in return for a service, loss, or suffering. It encompasses the ideas of reward, repayment, and retribution, depending on the context. The concept is deeply rooted in the justice and righteousness of God, who is portrayed as the ultimate judge and dispenser of recompense.

Old Testament Context:
In the Old Testament, recompence is often associated with God's justice and the covenant relationship between God and His people. The Hebrew word often translated as "recompense" is "shalam," which means to make amends or to restore. For instance, in Deuteronomy 32:35, God declares, "Vengeance is Mine; I will repay," indicating His role in administering justice and recompense.

The principle of recompense is also evident in the laws given to Israel, where restitution is required for wrongs committed. Exodus 22:1 states, "If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it, he must pay back five head of cattle for the ox and four sheep for the sheep." This law underscores the importance of making amends and restoring what was lost or taken.

New Testament Context:
In the New Testament, the concept of recompense is expanded to include eternal rewards and punishments. The Greek word "antapodosis" is used to describe recompense, emphasizing the idea of a just return for one's actions. Jesus speaks of recompense in terms of heavenly rewards, as seen in Matthew 5:12: "Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven."

The Apostle Paul also addresses recompense in his epistles. In Romans 12:19, he advises believers, "Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: 'Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.'" This passage highlights the Christian call to trust in God's justice rather than seeking personal revenge.

Theological Significance:
Recompence is a key aspect of God's character, reflecting His justice, holiness, and faithfulness. It assures believers that God will ultimately right all wrongs and reward faithfulness. The doctrine of recompense is closely tied to the final judgment, where each person will receive according to their deeds (2 Corinthians 5:10).

The concept also serves as a moral guide for believers, encouraging them to live righteously and trust in God's justice. Hebrews 11:6 states, "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him." This verse underscores the belief that God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him, providing motivation for a life of faith and obedience.

Practical Implications:
For Christians, the principle of recompense encourages a life of integrity, knowing that God sees and will reward their faithfulness. It also provides comfort in times of injustice, as believers can trust that God will ultimately bring about justice. The call to leave vengeance to God fosters a spirit of forgiveness and peace, aligning with the teachings of Christ.

In summary, recompence in the Bible is a multifaceted concept that encompasses God's justice, the moral order of the universe, and the hope of eternal reward for the faithful. It serves as both a warning and an encouragement, urging believers to live in accordance with God's righteous standards.

Greek

3405. misthapodosia -- payment of wages
... recompense of reward. From misthapodotes; requital (good or bad) -- recompence of
reward. see GREEK misthapodotes. (misthapodosian) -- 3 Occurrences. ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3405.htm - 7k

Library

Isaiah's Discourse
... fat with fatness. For it is the day of the LORD'S vengeance, the year
of recompence in the controversy of Zion. And the streams ...
/.../various/select masterpieces of biblical literature/v isaiahs discourse.htm

Joel's Rhapsody of the Locust Plague
... will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily
will I return your recompence upon your own head. ...
/.../select masterpieces of biblical literature/joels rhapsody of the locust.htm

"Take My Yoke Upon You," &C.
... to consent to that which Christ has done in their name, in the next place he comes
to impose his easy yoke upon us, not at all for any recompence of what he ...
/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/sermon viii take my yoke.htm

The Sixt Part.
... to the warming & enlightning of this whole Horizon; set him up as a standard for
his people; cloath him with zeale, as with a cloake, to recompence the fury of ...
/.../ward/a coal from the altar to kindle the holy fire of zeale/the sixt part.htm

Human Responsibility
... slip. For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression
and disobedience received a just recompence of reward. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 4 1858/human responsibility.htm

The victory of Life (Preached at the Chapel Royal. )
... All he knows is, that the spirit shall return to God who gave it,"and that a man
will surely find, in this life, a recompence for all his deeds, whether good ...
/.../kingsley/the water of life and other sermons/sermon iii the victory of.htm

A Cry of Comfort for Jerusalem
... FIFTH VOICE. Behold, the Lord GOD will come as a mighty one, And his arm shall rule
for him: Behold, his reward is with him, And his recompence before him. ...
/.../various/select masterpieces of biblical literature/a cry of comfort for.htm

The Great Canon, Called Also the King of Canons.
... Thy one decree, lost Eden's bloom. And Eden's loveliness: What recompence, O LORD,
must I expect,. Who all my life Thy quickening laws neglect? ...
/.../neale/hymns of the eastern church/the great canon called also.htm

The Many-Sided Contrast of Wisdom and Folly
... A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; and the
recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.15. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/the many-sided contrast of wisdom.htm

we have not only so high a pattern, but so excellent a motive
... This is all the recompence he seeks for his unparalleled love, "This is my command,
that as I have loved you, ye love one another," John 13:34. ...
/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/chapter ii i .htm

Thesaurus

Recompence (28 Occurrences)
...Recompence (28 Occurrences). ... Romans 11:9 And David saith, Let their table be made
a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them: (KJV). ...
/r/recompence.htm - 14k

Rendering (10 Occurrences)
... 6 Flee ye from the midst of Babylon, And deliver ye each his soul, Be not cut off
in its iniquity, For a time of vengeance it 'is' to Jehovah, Recompence He is ...
/r/rendering.htm - 10k

Circuits (4 Occurrences)
...Recompence are ye rendering unto Me? And if ye are giving recompence to Me, Swiftly,
hastily, I turn back your recompence on your head. (YLT). ...
/c/circuits.htm - 7k

Districts (22 Occurrences)
... Will ye render me a recompence? But if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily
will I bring your recompence upon your own head; (DBY). ...
/d/districts.htm - 13k

Zidon (25 Occurrences)
... will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will
I return your recompence upon your own head; (KJV JPS BBE DBY WBS YLT). ...
/z/zidon.htm - 17k

Coasts (58 Occurrences)
... will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily
will I return your recompence upon your own head; (KJV WBS). ...
/c/coasts.htm - 24k

Hastily (30 Occurrences)
...Recompence are ye rendering unto Me? And if ye are giving recompence to Me, Swiftly,
hastily, I turn back your recompence on your head. (YLT). ...
/h/hastily.htm - 16k

Recompense (79 Occurrences)
... will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will
I return your recompence upon your own head; (KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS). ...
/r/recompense.htm - 30k

Vanity (100 Occurrences)
... it'! (YLT). Job 15:31 Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for
vanity shall be his recompence. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT). ...
/v/vanity.htm - 39k

Neighbours (34 Occurrences)
... or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy
rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee ...
/n/neighbours.htm - 16k

Resources

What is the meaning of recompense? | GotQuestions.org

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What does the Bible mean when it refers to a “Daughter of Zion”? | GotQuestions.org

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Recompence (28 Occurrences)

Luke 14:12
Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
(KJV)

Romans 1:27
And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
(KJV)

Romans 11:9
And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:
(KJV)

2 Corinthians 6:13
Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged.
(KJV)

Hebrews 2:2
For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;
(KJV)

Hebrews 10:35
Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
(KJV)

Hebrews 11:26
Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
(KJV)

Deuteronomy 32:35
To me belongeth vengeance and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
(KJV)

Job 15:31
Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.
(KJV YLT)

Job 21:31
Who doth declare to his face his way? And 'for' that which he hath done, Who doth give recompence to him?
(YLT)

Psalms 41:10
And Thou, Jehovah, favour me, And cause me to rise, And I give recompence to them.
(YLT)

Psalms 69:22
Their table before them is for a snare, And for a recompence -- for a trap.
(YLT)

Psalms 94:2
Be lifted up, O Judge of the earth, Send back a recompence on the proud.
(YLT)

Proverbs 12:14
A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
(KJV)

Isaiah 35:4
Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
(KJV YLT)

Isaiah 40:10
Behold, the Lord Jehovah will come with might, and his arm shall rule for him; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompence before him.
(DBY)

Isaiah 59:18
According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence.
(KJV DBY)

Isaiah 61:8
For I, Jehovah, love judgment, I hate robbery with wrong; and I will give their recompence in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
(DBY)

Isaiah 62:11
Behold, Jehovah hath proclaimed unto the end of the earth, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his recompence before him.
(DBY)

Isaiah 66:6
A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD that rendereth recompence to his enemies.
(KJV DBY YLT)

Jeremiah 25:14
For laid service on them -- also them -- have many nations and great kings, and I have given recompence to them according to their doing, and according to the work of their hands.
(YLT)

Jeremiah 51:6
Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD's vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.
(KJV DBY YLT)

Lamentations 3:64
Render unto them a recompence, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.
(KJV DBY)

Hosea 9:7
The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.
(KJV DBY YLT)

Joel 3:4
Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;
(KJV DBY YLT)

Joel 3:7
Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye have sold them, and will return your recompence upon your own head:
(KJV DBY YLT)

Obadiah 1:15
For the day of Jehovah is near upon all the nations: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy recompence shall return upon thine own head.
(DBY)

Micah 7:3
On the evil 'are' both hands to do 'it' well, The prince is asking -- also the judge -- for recompence, And the great -- he is speaking the mischief of his soul, And they wrap it up.
(YLT)

Subtopics

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