2 Corinthians 7:9

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.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Now	νῦν nun	G3568	"now" (as adverb of date · adverb
rejoice	χαίρω, chairō	G5463	to be "cheer"ful · verb — present active indicative, 1st person singular
not	οὐχ ouch	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
that	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
sorry	ἐλυπήθητε, elupēthēte	G3076	to distress · verb — aorist passive indicative, 2nd person plural
but	ἀλλ᾽ all᾽	G235	properly · conjunction
that	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
sorrowed	ἐλυπήθητε elupēthēte	G3076	to distress · verb — aorist passive indicative, 2nd person plural
to	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
repentance	μετάνοιαν· metanoian	G3341	(subjectively) compunction (for guilt · noun — accusative singular feminine
for	γὰρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
sorry	ἐλυπήθητε elupēthēte	G3076	to distress · verb — aorist passive indicative, 2nd person plural
after	κατὰ kata	G2596	(prepositionally) down (in place or time) · preposition
manner	θεόν, theon	G2316	figuratively · noun — accusative singular masculine, a title
that	ἵνα ina	G2443	compare G3588 (ὁ)) · conjunction
damage	ζημιωθῆτε zēmiōthēte	G2210	to injure · verb — aorist passive subjunctive, 2nd person plural
by	ἐξ ex	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
us	ἡμῶν hēmōn	G2257	of (or from) us
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
nothing	μηδενὶ mēdeni	G3367	not even one (man · adjective — dative singular neuter

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Cross-references

Luke 15:7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need…
Jeremiah 31:18-20 I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn…
Psalms 38:18 For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
Ecclesiastes 7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
2 Corinthians 7:10-11 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
2 Corinthians 13:8-10 For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
Zechariah 12:10 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 loo…
2 Corinthians 10:8-10 For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I shou…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 7:5-11

There seems to be a connection between Co2 2:13 (where the apostle said he had no rest in his spirit when he found not Titus at Troas) and the fifth verse of this chapter: and so great was his affection to the Corinthians, and his concern about their behaviour in relation to the incestuous person, that, in his further travels, he still had no rest till he heard from them. And now he tells them, I. How he was distressed, Co2 7:5. He was troubled when he did not meet with Titus at Troas, and afterwards when for some time he did not meet with him in Macedonia: this was a grief to him, because he could not hear what reception he met with at Corinth, nor how their affairs went forward. And, besid…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Corinthians 7:9

Now I rejoice--Whereas "I did repent" or regret having made you sorry by my letter, I rejoice NOW, not that ye were caused sorrow, but that your sorrow resulted in your repentance. ye sorrowed--rather, as before, "ye were made sorry." after a godly manner--literally, "according to God," that is, your sorrow having regard to God, and rendering your mind conformable to God (Rom 14:22; Pe1 4:6). that--Translate in Greek order, "to the end that (compare Co2 11:9) ye might in nothing receive damage from us," which ye would have received, had your sorrow been other than that "after a godly manner" (Co2 7:10).

Adam Clarke on 2 Corinthians 7:9

Ye sorrowed to repentance - Ye had such a sorrow as produced a complete change of mind and conduct. We see that a man may sorrow, and yet not repent. Made sorry after a godly manner - It was not a sorrow because ye were found out, and thus solemnly reprehended, but a sorrow because ye had sinned against God, and which consideration caused you to grieve more than the apprehension of any punishment. Damage by us in nothing - Your repentance prevented that exercise of my apostolic duty, which would have consigned your bodies to destruction, that your souls might be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

John Gill on 2 Corinthians 7:9

The Church Fathers

He also persuades us that this sadness is useful, which is according to God, not according to the world. 'It is necessary,' he says, 'for you to be saddened unto repentance according to God; for according to God, sadness produces salvation, but sadness according to the world produces death. But also consider from the Old Testament that those who were saddened by bodily works found favor, but those who delighted in the works of this world remained in punishment.' Finally, the Hebrews who groaned in the labors of Egypt obtained the grace of the righteous. And because they ate bread in sorrow, they were given spiritual food.
— Ambrose of Milan, On Paradise 15.76

Seest thou wisdom unspeakable? 'For had we not done this,' he says, 'we had done you damage.' And he affirms that indeed which was well achieved to be theirs, but the damage his own, if indeed he had been silent. For if they are likely to be corrected by a sharp rebuke, then, if we did not sharply rebuke, we should have done you damage; and the injury would not be with you alone, but also with us. For just as he that gives not to the merchant what is necessary for his voyage, he it is that causeth the damage; so also we, if we did not offer you that occasion of repentance, should have wrought you damage. Seest thou that the not rebuking those that sin is a damage both to the master and to the disciple?
— John Chrysostom, Homily 15 on 2 Corinthians

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Dictionary and topics

Corinthians, Second Epistle to the — Shortly after writing his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul left Ephesus, where intense excitement had been aroused against him, the evidence of his great success, and proceeded to Macedonia.…
Repentance · Ministers should rejoice over their people on their — Ministers should rejoice over their people on their

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2 Corinthians 7:9

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 7:5-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Corinthians 7:9

Adam Clarke on 2 Corinthians 7:9

John Gill on 2 Corinthians 7:9

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

2 Corinthians 7:9

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 7:5-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Corinthians 7:9

Adam Clarke on 2 Corinthians 7:9

John Gill on 2 Corinthians 7:9

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on 2 Corinthians 7:8-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Corinthians 7:9-10