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

Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.

And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-born.

I say to you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, who need no repentance.

Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ.

That ye

To the one we are the savor of death to death; and to the other the savor of life to life. And who is sufficient for these things?

For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:

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

And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

General references

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.