KJV King James Version
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.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he had received from you. He told us about your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced all the more.
WEB World English Bible
and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, while he told us of your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced still more.
ASV American Standard Version
and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort wherewith he was comforted in you, while he told us your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced yet more.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and not only in his presence, but also in the comfort with which he was comforted over you, declaring to us your longing desire, your lamentation, your zeal for me, so that the more I did rejoice,
Surrounding context — 2 Corinthians 7
4 Great [is] my boldness of speech toward you, great [is] my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.
5 For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without [were] fightings, within [were] fears.
6 Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;
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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
οὐG3756 · ounoμόνονG3441 · monosaloneδὲG1161 · dethenἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoπαρουσίᾳG3952 · parousiacomingαὐτοῦ,G846 · autosit/s/heἀλλὰG235 · allabutκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoπαρακλήσειG3874 · paraklēsisencouragementᾗG3739 · hos, hēwhichπαρεκλήθηG3870 · parakaleōto plead/comfortἐφ᾽G1909 · epiupon/to/againstὑμῖνG4771 · suyouἀναγγέλλωνG312 · anangellōto reportἡμῖνG3165 · memeτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoὑμῶνG4771 · suyouἐπιπόθησιν,G1972 · epipothēsislongingτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoὑμῶνG4771 · suyouὀδυρμόν,G3602 · odurmosmourningτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoὑμῶνG4771 · suyouζῆλονG2205 · zēloszealὑπὲρG5228 · huperabove/forἐμοῦ,G1473 · egōI/weὥστεG5620 · hōstesoμεG3165 · memeμᾶλλονG3123 · mallonmoreχαρῆναι.G5463 · chairōto rejoice
Cross-references
2 John 1:4I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.Jude 1:3Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort [you] that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.James 5:17Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.James 4:9-10Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and [your] joy to heaviness.Hebrews 2:1Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let [them] slip.Colossians 2:5For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.2 Corinthians 5:2For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:2 Corinthians 1:14As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as ye also [are] ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.2 Corinthians 2:3-4And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is [the joy] of you all.Luke 22:44And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.Judges 2:4-5And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept.Proverbs 9:8-9Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.Philippians 1:20According to my earnest expectation and [my] hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but [that] with all boldness, as always, [so] now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether [it be] by life, or by death.2 Corinthians 2:9For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.Psalm 51:1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.1 Thessalonians 3:8For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.Acts 11:23Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.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.
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