2 Corinthians 7:10

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

When God makes you feel sorry enough to turn to him and be saved, you don't have anything to feel bad about. But when this world makes you feel sorry, it can cause your death.

Cross References

Acts 3:19

So turn to God! Give up your sins, and you will be forgiven.

Acts 11:18

When they heard Peter say this, they stopped arguing and started praising God. They said, “God has now let Gentiles turn to him, and he has given life to them!”

2 Samuel 12:13

David said, “I have disobeyed the LORD.” “Yes, you have!” Nathan answered. “You showed you didn't care what the LORD wanted. He has forgiven you, and you won't die. But your newborn son will.”

Luke 18:13

The tax collector stood off at a distance and did not think he was good enough even to look up towards heaven. He was so sorry for what he had done that he pounded his chest and prayed, “God, have pity on me! I am such a sinner.”

Luke 15:10

Jesus said, “In the same way God's angels are happy when even one person turns to him.”

Jonah 3:10

When God saw that the people had stopped doing evil things, he had pity and did not destroy them as he had planned.

Hebrews 12:17

You know how he later wanted it back. But there was nothing he could do to change things, even though he begged his father and cried.

Proverbs 17:22

If you are cheerful, you feel good; if you are sad, you hurt all over.

Jonah 4:9

But the LORD asked, “Jonah, do you have the right to be angry about the vine?” “Yes, I do,” he answered, “and I'm angry enough to die.”

1 Samuel 30:6

David was desperate. His soldiers were so upset over what had happened to their sons and daughters that they were thinking about stoning David to death. But he felt the LORD God giving him strength,

2 Corinthians 12:21

I am afraid God will make me ashamed when I visit you again. I will feel like crying because many of you have never given up your old sins. You are still doing things that are immoral, indecent, and shameful.

Matthew 26:75

and Peter remembered that Jesus had said, “Before a cock crows, you will say three times that you don't know me.” Then Peter went out and cried hard.

Ezekiel 7:16

Anyone who survives will escape into the hills, like doves who leave the valleys to find safety. All of you will moan because of your sins.

Jeremiah 31:9

They will weep and pray as I bring them home. I will lead them to streams of water. They will walk on a level road and not stumble. I am a father to Israel, my favourite children.

Proverbs 18:14

Being cheerful helps when we are sick, but nothing helps when we give up.

Proverbs 15:15

The poor have a hard life, but being content is as good as an endless feast.

Proverbs 15:13

Happiness makes you smile; sorrow can crush you.

1 Kings 21:4

So Ahab went home, angry and depressed because of what Naboth had told him. He lay on his bed, just staring at the wall and refusing to eat a thing.

2 Samuel 17:23

When Ahithophel saw that Absalom and the leaders of Israel were not going to follow his advice, he saddled his donkey and rode back to his home in Gilo. He told his family and servants what to do. Then he hanged himself, and they buried him in his family's burial place.

2 Samuel 13:4

and he said to Amnon, “What's the matter? You're the king's son! You shouldn't have to go around feeling sorry for yourself every morning.” Amnon said, “I'm in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.”

Genesis 30:1

Rachel was very jealous of Leah for having children, and she said to Jacob, “I'll die if you don't give me some children!”

Psalm 38:18

I told you my sins, and I am sorry for them.

Ecclesiastes 7:3

Choose sorrow over laughter because a sad face may hide a happy heart.

2 Corinthians 7:9

Now I am happy, but not because I hurt your feelings. It is because God used your hurt feelings to make you turn back to him, and none of you were harmed by us.