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Forγὰρgriefἡ λύπηaccording toκατὰGodθεὸνproducesἐργάζεταιa change of mindμετάνοιανleadingtoεἰςsalvation,σωτηρίανwithout regret;ἀμεταμέλητονbutδὲthe griefἡ λύπηof the worldτοῦ κόσμουproducesκατεργάζεταιdeath.θάνατον
2 Corinthians 7:10
Study it in the app“For grief according to God produces a change of mind leading to salvation, without regret; but the grief of the world produces death.”
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 7:10, word by word
- griefλύπηlypē
grief, sorrow
Sorrow, grief.
Where else “lypē” appears- Godθεὸνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears- producesἐργάζεταιergazetai
do
To accomplish something, good or bad.
Where else “ergazetai” appears- a change of mindμετάνοιανmetanoian
change of mind
Change of mind: turning around one's way of thinking and of living to return to God. It is usually translated "repentance".
Where else “metanoian” appears- salvationσωτηρίανsōtērian
salvation
Salvation.
Where else “sōtērian” appears- without regretἀμεταμέλητονametamelēton
without regret
Something one will never be sorry for.
Where else “ametamelēton” appears- of the worldκόσμουkosmou
world against God
People who live with their backs to God.
Where else “kosmou” appears- producesκατεργάζεταιkatergazetai
produce
To yield as a fruit or consequence: one thing leads to another.
Where else “katergazetai” appears- deathθάνατονthanaton
death
The end of the body's life.
Where else “thanaton” appears
The context
9now I rejoice, not that you were grieved, but that you were grieved into a change of mind; for you were grieved according to God, so that in nothing you might suffer loss from us.
10 · This verse (above)
11For look at this very thing, being grieved according to God: how much earnestness it produced in you, even defense, even indignation, even fear, even longing, even zeal, even punishment! In everything you showed yourselves to be pure in the matter.