# 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, and relief to 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, and to relieve you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])