not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.
knowing that ye are thereunto called: God’s people have been called out of the world and into the kingdom of His dear Son (Colossians 1:13). They have been called to be a blessing and an example to the world and not to render evil for evil. Retaliation, by its very nature, takes away our calling (Ephesians 4:1) and robs us of a blessing.