2 Corinthians 7:9

King James Version (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.

Translations

2 Corinthians 7:9 - Amplified Bible

Yet I am glad now, not because you were pained, but because you were pained into repentance [and so turned back to God]; for you felt a grief such as God meant you to feel, so that in nothing you might suffer loss through us {or} harm for what we did.

2 Corinthians 7:9 - American Standard Version

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.

2 Corinthians 7:9 - Bible in Basic English

Now I am glad, not that you had sorrow, but that your sorrow was the cause of a change of heart; for yours was a holy sorrow so that you might undergo no loss by us in anything.

2 Corinthians 7:9 - Darby Bible

Now I rejoice, not that ye have been grieved, but that ye have been grieved to repentance; for ye have been grieved according to God, that in nothing ye might be injured by us.

2 Corinthians 7:9 - English Standard Version

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.

2 Corinthians 7:9 - King James Version

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.

2 Corinthians 7:9 - La Biblia de las Americas

pero ahora me regocijo, no de que fuisteis entristecidos, sino de que fuisteis entristecidos para arrepentimiento; porque fuisteis entristecidos conforme a la voluntad de Dios, para que no sufrierais pérdida alguna de parte nuestra.

2 Corinthians 7:9 - The Message

2 Corinthians 7:9 - New American Standard Bible

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 through us.

2 Corinthians 7:9 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

pero ahora me regocijo, no de que fueron entristecidos, sino de que fueron entristecidos para arrepentimiento; porque fueron entristecidos conforme a la voluntad de Dios, para que no sufrieran pérdida alguna de parte nuestra.

2 Corinthians 7:9 - World English Bible

I now rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that you were made sorry to repentance. For you were made sorry in a Godly way, that you might suffer loss by us in nothing.

2 Corinthians 7:9 - Young's Living Translation

I now do rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye were made sorry to reformation, for ye were made sorry toward God, that in nothing ye might receive damage from us;

2 Corinthians 7:9 - Additional Comments

Notice the distinction between being sorry and repentant. Sorry is feeling bad about what was done, whereas repentance is a decision to turn from it, to do better. Being sorrowful in a godly manner (vs 10) leads to repentance which is the foundation for salvation. The other sorrow, the sorrow of the world, does not lead to change, to do the right thing, and it leads to death.
Repentance has results, as desribed in vs 11 - the results are diligence to change, indignation over the sin, fear of God, vehement desire to to what is right, zeal for the things of God, and a need to correct the wrong (vindication / punishment). And, they did it with focus (vs 11 - they were clear in the matter).

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