10Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.


In Context

7 and not only by his coming but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us about your longing for me, your deep sorrow, your ardent concern for me, so that my joy was greater than ever.

8 Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Though I did regret it--I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while--

9 yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us.

10 Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.

11 See what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern, what readiness to see justice done. At every point you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

12 So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did the wrong or of the injured party, but rather that before God you could see for yourselves how devoted to us you are.

2nd Corinthians 7:10 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:10For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:10For the sorrow that is according to God worketh penance, steadfast unto salvation; but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:10For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation, a repentance which bringeth no regret: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:10For grief according to God works repentance to salvation, never to be regretted; but the grief of the world works death.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:10For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation, a repentance which bringeth no regret: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:10For godly sorrow worketh penitence to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:10For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world works death.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:10for the sorrow toward God reformation to salvation not to be repented of doth work, and the sorrow of the world doth work death,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:10For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world works death.