KJV King James Version
For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
2 Corinthians 7:10
For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
WEB World English Bible
For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world works death.
ASV American Standard Version
For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation, a repentance which bringeth no regret: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for the sorrow toward God reformation to salvation not to be repented of doth work, and the sorrow of the world doth work death,
Surrounding context — 2 Corinthians 7
7 And 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.
8 For 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.
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.
11 For 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.
12 Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, [I did it] not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.
13 Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.
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ἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoγὰρG1063 · garforκατὰG2596 · kataaccording toθεὸνG2316 · theosGodλύπηG3077 · lupēgriefμετάνοιανG3341 · metanoiarepentanceεἰςG1519 · eistowardσωτηρίανG4991 · sōtēriasalvationἀμεταμέλητονG278 · ametamelētosirrevocableἐργάζεται,G2038 · ergazomaito workἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoκόσμουG2889 · kosmosworldλύπηG3077 · lupēgriefθάνατονG2288 · thanatosdeathκατεργάζεται.G2716 · katergazomaito workout/produce
Cross-references
Acts 3:19Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;Acts 11:18When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life.2 Timothy 2:25-26In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;2 Samuel 12:13And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.Luke 18:13And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as [his] eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.Luke 15:10Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.1 Kings 8:47-50[Yet] if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;Jonah 3:10And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did [it] not.Hebrews 12:17For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.Job 33:27-28He looketh upon men, and [if any] say, I have sinned, and perverted [that which was] right, and it profited me not;Matthew 21:28-32But what think ye? A [certain] man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.Proverbs 17:22A merry heart doeth good [like] a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.Ezekiel 18:27-30Again, when the wicked [man] turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.Proverbs 15:15All the days of the afflicted [are] evil: but he that is of a merry heart [hath] a continual feast.Jonah 4:9And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, [even] unto death.Matthew 26:75And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.1 Samuel 30:6And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.Jeremiah 31:9They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim [is] my firstborn.
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