2 Corinthians 7:8-13
Legacy Standard Bible
8 For though I (A)caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it—for I see that that letter caused you sorrow, though only for a while— 9 I now rejoice, not that you were made sorrowful, but that you were made sorrowful to repentance. For you were made to have [a]godly sorrow, so that you might not suffer loss in anything [b]through us. 10 For [c]godly sorrow produces a (B)repentance [d]without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world brings about death. 11 For behold what earnestness this very thing—this [e]godly sorrow—has brought about in you: what vindication of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what (C)longing, what zeal, what (D)avenging of wrong! In everything you (E)demonstrated yourselves to be innocent in the matter. 12 So although (F)I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of (G)the offender nor for the sake of the one offended, but that your earnestness on our behalf might be manifested to you in the sight of God. 13 For this reason we have been (H)comforted.
And besides our comfort, we rejoiced even much more for the joy of (I)Titus, because his (J)spirit has been refreshed by you all.
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- 2 Corinthians 7:9 Lit sorrow according to God
- 2 Corinthians 7:9 Lit from
- 2 Corinthians 7:10 Lit sorrow according to God
- 2 Corinthians 7:10 Or leading to a salvation without regret
- 2 Corinthians 7:11 Lit sorrow according to God
2 Corinthians 7:8-13
Revised Standard Version
8 For even if I made you sorry with my letter, I do not regret it (though I did regret it), for I see that that letter grieved you, though only for a while. 9 As it is, I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because you were grieved into repenting; for you felt a godly grief, so that you suffered no loss through us. 10 For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation and brings no regret, but worldly grief produces death. 11 For see what earnestness this godly grief has produced in you, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what punishment! At every point you have proved yourselves guiltless in the matter. 12 So although I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did the wrong, nor on account of the one who suffered the wrong, but in order that your zeal for us might be revealed to you in the sight of God. 13 Therefore we are comforted.
And besides our own comfort we rejoiced still more at the joy of Titus, because his mind has been set at rest by you all.
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