Sign in
2 Corinthians 7:9 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


2 Corinthians 7:9Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Corinthians 7:920 words
GreekMeaning
νῦνnyn
NowadverbG3568
χαίρωchairō
I rejoiceverbG5463
οὐχouch
notadverbG3756
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ἐλυπήθητεelypēthēte
you were grievedverbG3076
ἀλλ’all’
butwordG235
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ἐλυπήθητεelypēthēte
you were grievedverbG3076
εἰςeis
untoprepositionG1519
μετάνοιανmetanoian
repentancenounG3341
ἐλυπήθητεelypēthēte
you were grievedverbG3076
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
θεόνtheon
GodnounG2316
ἵναhina
so thatwordG2443
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
μηδενὶmēdeni
nothingadjectiveG3367
ζημιωθῆτεzēmiōthēte
you may suffer lossverbG2210
ἐξex
throughprepositionG1537
ἡμῶνhēmōn
uspronounG1473
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 7:9

He goes on to apologize for his Epistle, when, (the sin having been corrected,) to treat them tenderly was unattended with danger; and he shows the advantage of the thing. For he did this indeed even before, when he said, “For out of much affliction and anguish of heart, I wrote to you: not that you should be made sorry, but that you might know the love which I have toward you.” 2 Corinthians 2:4 And he does it also now, establishing this same point in more words. And he said…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 15 on Second Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a note on this verse
No notes on this verse yet. Be the first to write one!