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2 Corinthians 7:10 — King James Version← Study notes

For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.


2 Corinthians 7:10Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Corinthians 7:1017 words
GreekMeaning
ThearticleG3588
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
θεὸνtheon
GodnounG2316
λύπηlypē
griefnounG3077
μετάνοιανmetanoian
repentancenounG3341
εἰςeis
toprepositionG1519
σωτηρίανsōtērian
salvationnounG4991
ἀμεταμέλητονametamelēton
without regretadjectiveG278
ἐργάζεταιergazetai
commit, do, labor forverbG2038
thearticleG3588
δὲde
andwordG1161
τοῦtou
the of thearticleG3588
κόσμουkosmou
worldnounG2889
λύπηlypē
griefnounG3077
θάνατονthanaton
deathnounG2288
κατεργάζεταιkatergazetai
producesverbG2716
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 7:10

“For godly sorrow works repentance unto salvation, a repentance which brings no regret.” 'Therefore,' he says, 'though I did regret before I saw the fruit and the gain, how great they were I do not regret now .' For such a thing is godly sorrow. And then he philosophizes about it, showing that sorrow is not in all cases a grievous thing, but when it is worldly. And what is worldly? If you be in sorrow for money, for reputation, for him that is departed, all these are…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 15 on Second Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Carlos RiveraNote3mo ago
Godly Sorrow Produces Repentance
Paul distinguishes: 'Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.' Shame kills. Repentance saves. I see this in recovery work. Some pe...
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