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2 Corinthians 7:9-10
King James Version
2 Corinthians 7:9-10
King James Version
9 Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.
10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
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2 Corinthians 7:9-10
New International Version
2 Corinthians 7:9-10
New International Version
9 yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us. 10 Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation(A) and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
2 Corinthians 7:9-10
English Standard Version
2 Corinthians 7:9-10
English Standard Version
9 As it is, I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but (A)because you were grieved into repenting. For you felt a godly grief, so that you suffered no loss through us.
10 For (B)godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas (C)worldly grief produces death.
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2 Corinthians 7:9-10
Christian Standard Bible
2 Corinthians 7:9-10
Christian Standard Bible
9 I now rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because your grief led to repentance. For you were grieved as God willed, so that you didn’t experience any loss from us. 10 For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly grief produces death.(A)
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2 Corinthians 7:9-10
New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Corinthians 7:9-10
New American Standard Bible 1995
9 I now rejoice, not that you were made sorrowful, but that you were made sorrowful to the point of repentance; for you were made sorrowful according to the will of God, so that you might not suffer loss in anything [a]through us. 10 For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a (A)repentance [b]without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death.
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- 2 Corinthians 7:10 Or leading to a salvation without regret
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