II Corinthians 7:9
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Corinthians 7:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
I am glad now; not because of the sorrow it caused you, but because your sorrow brought you to repentance. For it was God’s will that you should feel sorrow, in order that you should not suffer loss in any way at our hands.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Jetzt freue ich mich, nicht daß ihr betrübt worden, sondern daß ihr zur Buße betrübt worden seid; denn ihr seid Gott gemäß betrübt worden, auf daß ihr in nichts von uns Schaden erlittet.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Ahora me gozo, no porque hayáis sido contristados, sino porque fuisteis contristados para arrepentimiento; porque habéis sido contristados según Dios, para que ninguna pérdida padecieseis por nuestra parte.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Agora eu me alegro, não porque vós vos entristecestes, mas porque vos entristecestes para o arrependimento. Porque vós vos entristecestes segundo a vontade de Deus; de maneira que em nada sofrestes dano por nós.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Agora eu me alegro, não porque tenhais sofrido, mas porque vossa tristeza vos levou ao arrependimento. Vós experimentastes uma tristeza segundo Deus, então não sofrestes perda nenhuma por nossa causa.
📖 II Corinthians 7:9 in Context
7And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.
8For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.
9Now 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.
10For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
11For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
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