2 Corinthians 7:9

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But now I’m happy, not because I made you sad, but because your sadness led you to turn away from your sins. You felt sad the right way as God intended, so we didn’t hurt you in any way.

Cross References

Luke 15:7

I tell you, it will be the same in heaven. There will be more celebration for one sinner who turns away from sin than for 99 godly people who don’t have sins they need to turn away from.

Acts 20:21

I told both Jews and Greeks that they had to turn away from their sins to God and have faith in our Lord Jesus.

2 Corinthians 2:16

To those who are being lost, we are the aroma of death. But to those who are being saved, we are the aroma of life. Who is able to do this kind of work?

2 Corinthians 1:12

With God’s help, we’ve acted toward everyone, and especially toward you, honorably and honestly. We can say that with pride and a clear conscience. We’ve depended on God’s grace and not on the world’s wisdom.

Luke 15:10

I tell you, it’s the same in heaven. There’s celebration in heaven over one sinner who turns away from sin.”

Luke 15:32

But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead, but now he’s alive again; he was lost, but now he has been found.’ ”

Matthew 3:8

If you have turned away from your sins, you have to live in a way that shows that.

2 Corinthians 7:8

Even if my letter upset you, I’m not sorry that I sent it. At first I was sorry, because I see that my letter hurt you, though only for a little while.