2 Corinthians 7:9 meaning and explanation
And now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us.
2 Corinthians 7:9, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul writes to the church at Corinth after sending them a painful letter, and Titus has just brought back news of their response. Paul rejoices not in their pain but in what it produced: a sorrow God intended, which led them to repentance.
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