2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 7:9–11

9yet now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us. 10Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.

11Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

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2 Corinthians 7:9

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
nowνῦνnynAdverbG3568 now, already, at present
I rejoiceχαίρωchairōVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG5463 I rejoice, am glad
notοὐχouchAdverbG3756 no, not
becauseὅτιhotiConjunctionG3754 that, since, because
you were made sorrowfulἐλυπήθητεelypēthēteVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person PluralG3076 I pain, grieve, vex
butἀλλ’all’ConjunctionG235 but, except
becauseὅτιhotiConjunctionG3754 that, since, because
your sorrowἐλυπήθητεelypēthēteVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person PluralG3076 I pain, grieve, vex
led you toεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG3341 repentance, a change of mind
ForγὰρgarConjunctionG1063 for
you felt the sorrowἐλυπήθητεelypēthēteVerb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person PluralG3076 I pain, grieve, vex
that God had intendedκατὰkataPrepositionG2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
and soἵναhinaConjunctionG2443 in order that, so that
were not harmedζημιωθῆτεzēmiōthēteVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person PluralG2210 I inflict loss upon, punish
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
byἐξexPrepositionG1537 from out, out from among, from
usἡμῶνhēmōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralG1473 I

2 Corinthians 7:10

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
GodlyΘεὸνTheonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
sorrowλύπηlypēNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG3077 pain, grief
bringsἐργάζεταιergazetaiVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG2038 I word, trade, do
repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG3341 repentance, a change of mind
that leads toεἰςeisPrepositionG1519 into, in, among, till, for
salvationσωτηρίανsōtērianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG4991 deliverance, salvation
without regretἀμεταμέλητονametamelētonAdjective - Accusative Feminine SingularG278 not to be repented of
butδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
worldlyκόσμουkosmouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2889 the world, universe
sorrowλύπηlypēNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG3077 pain, grief
bringsκατεργάζεταιkatergazetaiVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG2716 I work out, produce, accomplish
deathθάνατονthanatonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2288 death

2 Corinthians 7:11

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ConsiderἸδοὺIdouVerb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingularG2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look!
thisαὐτὸautoPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Neuter 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
godlyΘεὸνTheonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
sorrowλυπηθῆναιlypēthēnaiVerb - Aorist Infinitive PassiveG3076 I pain, grieve, vex
has producedκατειργάσατοkateirgasatoVerb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularG2716 I work out, produce, accomplish
in youὑμῖνhyminPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person PluralG4771 you
whatπόσηνposēnInterrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG4214 how much, how great, how many
earnestnessσπουδήνspoudēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG4710 haste, diligence
eagerness to clear yourselvesἀπολογίανapologianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG627 a verbal defense
indignationἀγανάκτησινaganaktēsinNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG24 indignation
alarmφόβονphobonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG5401 fear, terror, reverence
longingἐπιπόθησινepipothēsinNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG1972 eager longing, desire
zealζῆλονzēlonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2205 eagerness, zeal, rivalry
vindicationἐκδίκησινekdikēsinNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG1557 a defense, vengeance, full punishment
InἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
every wayπαντὶpantiAdjective - Dative Neuter SingularG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
you have provedσυνεστήσατεsynestēsateVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralG4921 I commend, prove, am composed of, cohere
yourselvesἑαυτοὺςheautousReflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralG1438 himself, herself, itself
to beεἶναιeinaiVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveG1510 I am, exist
innocentἁγνοὺςhagnousAdjective - Accusative Masculine PluralG53 pure, chaste
in thisτῷtōArticle - Dative Neuter SingularG3588 the
matterπράγματιpragmatiNoun - Dative Neuter SingularG4229 a thing done, a matter

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2 Corinthians 7:9 Luke 15:7 · Jeremiah 31:18–20 · 2 Corinthians 7:10–11 · Ecclesiastes 7:3 · 2 Corinthians 13:8–10 · Psalm 38:18 · Zechariah 12:10 · 2 Corinthians 10:8–10

2 Corinthians 7:10 Acts 3:19 · Acts 11:18 · 2 Timothy 2:25–26 · 2 Samuel 12:13 · Luke 18:13 · Luke 15:10 · 1 Kings 8:47–50 · Jonah 3:10 · Hebrews 12:17 · Job 33:27–28 · Proverbs 17:22 · Matthew 21:28–32

2 Corinthians 7:11 Romans 14:18 · 1 Timothy 5:21–22 · 2 Timothy 2:15 · Psalm 2:11 · Ephesians 5:11 · 1 Peter 2:2 · Hebrews 12:15–16 · Jude 1:23 · Ephesians 4:26 · 2 Corinthians 7:7 · 1 Corinthians 5:13 · Revelation 3:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.