“Sorrowing Unto Repentance” Lesson Text: II Corinthians 7:2-16

Key Verse: II Corinthians 7:9

King James Translation: “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.”

Interlinear Translation: “Now I rejoice, not that ye were grieved, but that ye were grieved to repentance, for ye were grieved according to God, that in nothing ye might suffer loss by us.”

Strong’s Concordance Translation: “NOW = a primary particle of present time, present or immediate, henceforth, of late, soon, this time. I REJOICE = to be cheerful, i.e. calmly happy or well off. NOT THAT YE WERE MADE SORRY = to distress, to be sad, cause grief, grieve, be in heaviness, be sorrowful. BUT THAT YE SORROWED TO REPENTANCE = compunction for guilt including reformation, by implication reversal of another’s decision. FOR YE WERE MADE SORRY AFTER A GODLY = piously, well reverent, devout. MANNER = in this way, on this fashion, thus. THAT YE MIGHT RECEIVE DAMAGE = to injure, to experience detriment, be cast away, receive damage, lose, suffer loss. BY US IN NOTHING = not even one, none, not at all.