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 humble, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,

Grief is better than laughter,
for when a face is sad, a heart may be glad.

I have heard Ephraim moaning,
“You disciplined me, and I have been disciplined
like an untrained calf.
Restore me, and I will return,
for you, Lord, are my God.

“Then I will pour out a spirit

of grace and prayer on the house of David and the residents of Jerusalem, and they will look at Me whom they pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child and weep bitterly for Him as one weeps for a firstborn.

I tell you, in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 righteous people who don’t need repentance.

I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.

That ye

To some we are an aroma of death leading to death, but to others, an aroma of life leading to life. And who is competent for this?

For if I boast some more about our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for tearing you down, I am not ashamed.

For we are not able to do anything against the truth, but only for the truth.

And He replied:

Go! Say to these people:
Keep listening, but do not understand;
keep looking, but do not perceive.

General references

Those who mourn are blessed,

for they will be comforted.