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OET (OET-RV) Because sorrow according to God’s values brings repentance that leads to salvation without regrets, but the world’s sorrow leads to death.![]()
OET-LV For/Because the according_to god sorrow, repentance to salvation unregrettable is_producing, and the of_the world sorrow, death is_producing.![]()
ULT For the sorrow with respect to God works repentance towards salvation without regret. But the sorrow of the world produces death.
UST That is because, when people feel hurt in a way that honors God, it causes them to be sorry for what they did and stop doing it. They are not sorry that they felt hurt, because God uses how they feel to rescue them. However, when people feel hurt in the way that most people do, how they feel eventually causes them to die.
BSB Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
MSB Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
BLB For grief according to God produces repentance to salvation without regret; but the world's grief produces death.
AICNT For godly grief {works}[fn] a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.
OEB For, when sorrow is in accordance with God’s will, it results in a repentance leading to salvation, and which will never be regretted. The sure result of the sorrow that the world knows is death.
WEBBE & WMBB For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world produces death.
NET For sadness as intended by God produces a repentance that leads to salvation, leaving no regret, but worldly sadness brings about death.
LSV for sorrow toward God works conversion to salvation without regret, and the sorrow of the world works death,
FBV The kind of sorrow God wants us to have makes us change our minds and brings salvation. This kind of sorrow leaves no sense of regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
TCNT For godly sorrow produces a repentance that leads to salvation, leaving no regret, but worldly sorrow produces death.
T4T The fact is that when God causes us to feel truly sorry for having sinned and we turn from our sinful behavior, then God saves us and will not punish us for the sinful things that we have done. And no one is ever sorry about that. However, the people who do not trust in God [MTY] may be sorry for the sinful things that they have done. But if they do not turn from their sinful behavior and ask God to forgive them, they will remain separated from him forever.
LEB For grief according to the will of God brings about a repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted, but worldly grief brings about death.
BBE For the sorrow which God gives is the cause of salvation through a change of heart, in which there is no reason for grief: but the sorrow of the world is a cause of death.
Moff the pain God is allowed to guide ends in a saving repentance never to be regretted, whereas the world's pain ends in death.
Wymth For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, a repentance not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world finally produces death.
ASV For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation, a repentance which bringeth no regret: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
DRA For the sorrow that is according to God worketh penance, steadfast unto salvation; but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
YLT for the sorrow toward God reformation to salvation not to be repented of doth work, and the sorrow of the world doth work death,
Drby For grief according to [fn]God works repentance to salvation, never to be regretted; but the grief of the world works death.
RV For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation, a repentance which bringeth no regret: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
(For godly sorrow worketh/works repentance unto salvation, a repentance which bringeth/brings no regret: but the sorrow of the world worketh/works death.)
SLT For grief according to God works repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but grief of the world works death.
Wbstr For godly sorrow worketh penitence to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
KJB-1769 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
(For godly sorrow worketh/works repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh/works death.)
KJB-1611 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to saluation not to be repented of, but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
Bshps For godly sorowe, causeth repentaunce vnto saluatio, not to be repented of: but the sorowe of the world causeth death.
(For godly sorrow, causeth repentance unto saluatio, not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world causeth death.)
Gnva For godly sorowe causeth repentance vnto saluation, not to be repented of: but the worldly sorowe causeth death.
(For godly sorrow causeth repentance unto salvation, not to be repented of: but the worldly sorrow causeth death.)
Cvdl For godly sorowe causeth repentaunce vnto saluacion, not to be repented of: but worldly sorowe causeth death.
(For godly sorrow causeth repentance unto salvation, not to be repented of: but worldly sorrow causeth death.)
TNT For godly sorowe causeth repentaunce vnto salvacion not to be repented of: when worldly sorow causeth deeth.
(For godly sorrow causeth repentance unto salvacion not to be repented of: when worldly sorrow causeth death.)
Wycl For the sorewe that is aftir God, worchith penaunce in to stidfast heelthe; but sorewe of the world worchith deth.
(For the sorrow that is after God, worketh/works penance in to steadfast health; but sorrow of the world worketh/works death.)
Luth Denn die göttliche Traurigkeit wirket zur Seligkeit eine Reue, die niemand gereuet; die Traurigkeit aber der Welt wirket den Tod.
(Because the divine sadness works/acts(v) to/for bliss/happiness a/one Reue, the no_one regretted; the sadness but the/of_the world works/acts(v) the death.)
ClVg Quæ enim secundum Deum tristitia est, pœnitentiam in salutem stabilem operatur: sæculi autem tristitia mortem operatur.[fn]
(Which because after/second God sadness it_is, repentance in/into/on health stabilem works: of_the_world/of_the_ages however sadness death works.)
SR-GNT Ἡ γὰρ κατὰ ˚Θεὸν λύπη, μετάνοιαν εἰς σωτηρίαν ἀμεταμέλητον ἐργάζεται· ἡ δὲ τοῦ κόσμου λύπη, θάνατον κατεργάζεται. ‡
UGNT ἡ γὰρ κατὰ Θεὸν λύπη, μετάνοιαν εἰς σωτηρίαν ἀμεταμέλητον ἐργάζεται; ἡ δὲ τοῦ κόσμου λύπη, θάνατον κατεργάζεται.
SBL-GNT ἡ γὰρ κατὰ θεὸν λύπη μετάνοιαν εἰς σωτηρίαν ἀμεταμέλητον ⸀ἐργάζεται· ἡ δὲ τοῦ κόσμου λύπη θάνατον κατεργάζεται.
RP-GNT Ἡ γὰρ κατὰ θεὸν λύπη μετάνοιαν εἰς σωτηρίαν ἀμεταμέλητον κατεργάζεται· ἡ δὲ τοῦ κόσμου λύπη θάνατον κατεργάζεται.
TC-GNT ἡ γὰρ κατὰ Θεὸν λύπη μετάνοιαν εἰς σωτηρίαν ἀμεταμέλητον [fn]κατεργάζεται· ἡ δὲ τοῦ κόσμου λύπη θάνατον κατεργάζεται.