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2 Corinthians 7:11 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


2 Corinthians 7:11Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Corinthians 7:1132 words
GreekMeaning
ἰδοὺidou
BeholdparticleG2400
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
αὐτὸauto
this veryadjectiveG846
τοῦτοtouto
samedemonstrativeG3778
τὸto
thingarticleG3588
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
θεὸνtheon
GodnounG2316
λυπηθῆναιlypēthēnai
to have been grievedverbG3076
πόσηνposēn
how muchpronounG4214
κατειργάσατοkateirgasato
has producedverbG2716
ὑμῖνhymin
by youpronounG4771
σπουδήνspoudēn
earnestnessnounG4710
ἀλλὰalla
but insteadwordG235
ἀπολογίανapologian
reasoned defensenounG627
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
ἀγανάκτησινaganaktēsin
indignationnounG24
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
φόβονphobon
fearnounG5401
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
ἐπιπόθησινepipothēsin
longingnounG1972
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
ζῆλονzēlon
zealnounG2205
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
ἐκδίκησινekdikēsin
vindication?nounG1557
ἐνen
InprepositionG1722
παντὶpanti
everythingadjectiveG3956
συνεστήσατεsynestēsate
in youverbG4771
ἑαυτοὺςheautous
yourselvespronounG1438
ἁγνοὺςhagnous
innocentadjectiveG53
εἶναιeinai
am, have been, is IverbG1510
τῷ
thisarticleG3588
πράγματιpragmati
matternounG4229
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 7:11

“For behold,” he says, “this self-same thing, that you were made sorry after a godly sort, what earnest care it wrought in you.” 'For not only,' he says, 'did your sorrow not cast you into that condemning of yourselves, as having acted idly in so doing; but it made you even more careful.' Then he speaks of the certain tokens of that carefulness; “Yea,” what “clearing of yourselves,” towards me. “Yea, what indignation” against him that had sinned. “Yea, what fear.” 2…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 15 on Second Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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