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2 Corinthians 7:9

And now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us.

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ASV

I now rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye were made sorry unto repentance; for ye were made sorry after a godly sort, that ye might suffer loss by us in nothing.

KJV

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.

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
νῦνnunNowG3568 →
χαίρω,chairōI rejoice,G5463 →
οὐχouchnotG3756 →
ὅτιhotithatG3754 →
ἐλυπήθητε,elupēthēteyou were grieved,G3076 →
ἀλλ᾽all᾽butG235 →
ὅτιhotithatG3754 →
ἐλυπήθητεelupēthēteyou were grievedG3076 →
εἰςeisuntoG1519 →
μετάνοιαν·metanoianrepentance;G3341 →
ἐλυπήθητεelupēthēteyou were grievedG3076 →
γὰρgarforG1063 →
κατὰkataaccording toG2596 →
θεόν,theonGod,G2316 →
ἵναinaso thatG2443 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
μηδενὶmēdeninothingG3367 →
ζημιωθῆτεzēmiōthēteyou may suffer lossG2210 →
ἐξexthroughG1537 →
ἡμῶν.hēmōnus.G3165 →

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Luke 15:7In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.Jeremiah 31:18–20I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God.2 Corinthians 7:10–11Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.Psalms 38:18Yes, I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.Ecclesiastes 7:3Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.2 Corinthians 13:8–10For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.Zechariah 12:10Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.2 Corinthians 10:8–10For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.2 Corinthians 1:7And our hope for you is sure, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you will share in our comfort.2 Corinthians 7:6–7But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,Luke 15:10In the same way, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who repents.”Luke 15:17–24Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food? But here I am, starving to death!2 Corinthians 1:12And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.Isaiah 6:9–11And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’Acts 20:21testifying to Jews and Greeks alike about repentance to God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.Luke 15:32But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”2 Corinthians 2:16To the one, we are an odor of death and demise; to the other, a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?2 Corinthians 7:11Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

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