2 Corinthians 7:9

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Summary

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.

I rejoice

That ye

General references

Matthew 5:4

Bible References

I rejoice

But God, who comforts the depressed, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

Sorrow is better than laughter,

For when a face is sad a heart may be happy.

“I have surely heard Ephraim grieving,
‘You have chastised me, and I was chastised,
Like an untrained calf;

Bring me back that I may be restored,

For You are the Lord my God.

“I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn.

I tell you that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.

solemnly testifying to both Jews and Greeks of repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

That ye

to the one an aroma from death to death, to the other an aroma from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?

For even if I boast somewhat further about our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for destroying you, I will not be put to shame,

For we can do nothing against the truth, but only for the truth.

He said, “Go, and tell this people:
‘Keep on listening, but do not perceive;
Keep on looking, but do not understand.’

General references

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.