2 Corinthians 7:10

Catholic Public Domain Version

For the sorrow that is according to God accomplishes a repentance which is steadfast unto salvation. But the sorrow that is of the world accomplishes death.

Cross References

Genesis 30:1

Then Rachel, discerning that she was infertile, envied her sister, and so she said to her husband, "Give me children, otherwise I will die."

2 Samuel 12:13

And David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the Lord." And Nathan said to David: "The Lord has also taken away your sin. You shall not die.

2 Samuel 13:4

And he said to him: "Why are you becoming so thin from day to day, O son of the king? Why won't you tell me?" And Amnon said to him, "I am in love with Tamar, the sister of my brother Absalom."

2 Samuel 17:23

Then Ahithophel, seeing that his counsel had not been done, saddled his donkey, and he rose up and went away to his own house and to his own city. And putting his house in order, he killed himself by hanging. And he was buried in the sepulcher of his father.

1 Kings 21:4

Then Ahab went into his house, angry and gnashing his teeth over the word that Naboth, the Jezreelite, had spoken to him, saying, "I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers." And casting himself on his bed, he turned away his face to the wall, and he would not eat bread.

Proverbs 15:13

A rejoicing heart gladdens the face. But by the grief of the soul, the spirit is cast down.

Proverbs 15:15

All the days of the poor are evil. A secure mind is like a continual feast.

Proverbs 17:22

A joyful soul makes a lifetime flourish. A gloomy spirit dries out the bones.

Proverbs 18:14

The spirit of a man sustains his weakness. Yet who can sustain a spirit that is easily angered?

Ecclesiastes 7:3

It is better to go to a house of mourning, than to a house of feasting. For in the former, we are admonished about the end of all things, so that the living consider what may be in the future.

Jeremiah 31:9

They will approach with weeping. And I will lead them back with mercy. And I will lead them through the torrents of water, by an upright way, and they will not stumble in it. For I have become Father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn."

Ezekiel 7:16

And those who flee from among them will be saved. And they will be among the mountains, like doves in steep valleys, with everyone of them trembling, each one because of his iniquity.

Jonah 3:10

And God saw their works, that they had been converted from their evil way. And God took pity on them, concerning the harm that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it.

Jonah 3:8

And let men and beasts be covered with sackcloth, and let them cry out to the Lord with strength, and may man be converted from his evil way, and from the iniquity that is in their hands.

Jonah 4:9

And the Lord said to Jonah, "Do you really think that you are right to be angry because of the ivy?" And he said, "I am right to be angry even unto death."

Matthew 26:75

And Peter remembered the words of Jesus, which he had said: "Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times." And going outside, he wept bitterly.

Luke 15:10

So I say to you, there will be joy before the Angels of God over even one sinner who is repentant."

Luke 18:13

And the tax collector, standing at a distance, was not willing to even lift up his eyes to heaven. But he struck his chest, saying: 'O God, be merciful to me, a sinner.'

Acts 11:18

Having heard these things, they were silent. And they glorified God, saying: "So has God also given to the Gentiles repentance unto life."

Acts 3:19

Therefore, repent and be converted, so that your sins may be wiped away.

2 Corinthians 12:21

If so, then, when I have arrived, God may again humble me among you. And so, I mourn for the many who sinned beforehand, and did not repent, over the lust and fornication and homosexuality, which they have committed.

2 Corinthians 7:9

now I am glad: not because you were sorrowful, but because you were sorrowful unto repentance. For you became sorrowful for God, so that you might not suffer any harm from us.

Hebrews 12:17

For you know that afterwards, when he desired to inherit the benediction, he was rejected. For he found no place for repentance, even though he had sought it with tears.

1 Samuel 30:6

And David was greatly saddened. And the people were willing to stone him, because the soul of every man was bitter over his sons and daughters. But David was strengthened by the Lord his God.