# Connecting Statement:

As Paul continues, he talks about God being just.

# it is righteous for God

"God is right" or "God is just"

# for God to return affliction to those who afflict you

Here "to return" is a metaphor that means to cause someone to experience the same thing they did to someone else. Alternate translation: "for God to afflict those who afflict you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])