Study it in the app“For 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.”
Forγὰρlookἰδοὺatthis very thing,αὐτὸ τοῦτοbeing grievedτὸ λυπηθῆναιaccording toκατὰGod:θεὸνhow muchπόσηνearnestnessσπουδήνit producedκατειργάσατοin you,ὑμῖνevenἀλλὰdefense,ἀπολογίανevenἀλλὰindignation,ἀγανάκτησινevenἀλλὰfear,φόβονevenἀλλὰlonging,ἐπιπόθησινevenἀλλὰzeal,ζῆλονevenἀλλὰpunishment!ἐκδίκησινInἐνeverythingπαντὶyou showedσυνεστήσατεyourselvesἑαυτοὺςto beεἶναιpureἁγνοὺςin the matter.τῷ πράγματι
grieve
Make sad; be sad, grieve.
Where else “lypēthēnai” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appearshow much, how many
How much, how great; how many.
Where else “posēn” appearsdiligence
Putting serious care into something.
Where else “spoudēn” appearsproduce
To yield as a fruit or consequence: one thing leads to another.
Where else “kateirgasato” appearsdefense
Defense: a speech in reply to an accusation.
Where else “apologian” appearsindignation
Indignation: anger at something that is wrong.
Where else “aganaktēsin” appearsfear
The fear that seizes one before danger or something terrible.
Where else “phobon” appearslonging
Longing: a strong desire to see or to have something.
Where else “epipothēsin” appearszeal
A burning desire for something or someone.
Where else “zēlon” appearspunishment
What the wrongdoer receives.
Where else “ekdikēsin” appearsshow
To make something clear: God displays his love.
Where else “synestēsate” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “einai” appearspure
Here: innocent
Pure, clean, without stain in one's conduct.
Where else “hagnous” appearsmatter
The matter at hand, or anything at all.
Where else “pragmati” appears10For grief according to God produces a change of mind leading to salvation, without regret; but the grief of the world produces death.
11 · This verse (above)
12So even though I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the one who did wrong nor for the sake of the one who was wronged but so that your earnestness for us might be made manifest to you before God.
