2Co 2 Corinthians, chapter Second Epistle to the Corinthians, chapter 7

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Ἰδοὺ γάρ, αὐτὸ τοῦτο, τὸ κατὰ Θεὸν λυπηθῆναι ὑμᾶς, πόσην κατειργάσατο ὑμῖν σπουδήν, ἀλλὰ ἀπολογίαν, ἀλλὰ ἀγανάκτησιν, ἀλλὰ φόβον, ἀλλὰ ἐπιπόθησιν, ἀλλὰ ζῆλον, ἀλλ᾿ ἐκδίκησιν. Ἐν παντὶ συνεστήσατε ἑαυτοὺς ἁγνοὺς εἶναι ἐν τῷ πράγματι.

2 Corinthians 7:11 in different translations

Ancient Greek

PT1904 ἰδοὺ γὰρ αὐτὸ τοῦτο, τὸ κατὰ Θεὸν λυπηθῆναι ὑμᾶς, πόσην κατειργάσατο ὑμῖν σπουδήν, ἀλλὰ ἀπολογίαν, ἀλλὰ ἀγανάκτησιν, ἀλλὰ φόβον, ἀλλὰ ἐπιπόθησιν, ἀλλὰ ζῆλον, ἀλλὰ ἐκδίκησιν! ἐν παντὶ συνεστήσατε ἑαυτοὺς ἁγνοὺς εἶναι ἐν τῷ πράγματι.

SRGNT Ἰδοὺ γάρ, αὐτὸ τοῦτο, τὸ κατὰ θεὸν λυπηθῆναι ⸋ὑμᾶς,⸌ πόσην κατειργάσατο ὑμῖν σπουδήν, ἀλλὰ ἀπολογίαν, ἀλλὰ ἀγανάκτησιν, ἀλλὰ φόβον, ἀλλὰ ἐπιπόθησιν, ἀλλὰ ζῆλον, ἀλλὰ ἐκδίκησιν. Ἐν παντὶ συνεστήσατε ἑαυτοὺς ἁγνοὺς εἶναι ⸋ἐν⸌ τῷ πράγματι.

F35 Ἰδοὺ γὰρ αὐτὸ τοῦτο, τὸ κατὰ Θεὸν λυπηθῆναι ὑμᾶς, πόσην κατειργάσατο ὑμῖν σπουδήν—ἀλλὰ ἀπολογίαν, ἀλλὰ ἀγανάκτησιν, ἀλλὰ φόβον, ἀλλ᾿ ἐπιπόθησιν, ἀλλὰ ζῆλον, ἀλλ᾿ ἐκδίκησιν. Ἐν παντὶ συνεστήσατε ἑαυτοὺς ἁγνοὺς εἶναι ἐν τῷ πράγματι.

English

KJV (66 books) For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

AFINT (Exp US) For consider what this very sorrow in accordance with God’s purpose has produced in you: such determination to clear yourselves, such righteous indignation, such reverent fear, such longing, such zeal, such readiness to see justice done. In every respect, you have shown yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

AFINT (Lit US) For behold, how great an eagerness this very thing—having been grieved according to the intention of God—has worked out in you: what defense of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every respect, you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

AFINT (Lit UK) For behold, how great an eagerness this very thing—having been grieved according to the intention of God—has worked out in you: what defence of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every respect, you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

ASV For behold, this selfsame thing, that ye were made sorry after a godly sort, what earnest care it wrought in you, yea what clearing of yourselves, yea what indignation, yea what fear, yea what longing, yea what zeal, yea what avenging! In everything ye approved yourselves to be pure in the matter.

BSB Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

DRA For behold this selfsame thing, that you were made sorrowful according to God, how great carefulness it worketh in you; yea defence, yea indignation, yea fear, yea desire, yea zeal, yea revenge: in all things you have shewed yourselves to be undefiled in the matter.

EMTV For behold this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner, how much diligence it brought about in you, even an eagerness to defend, even indignation, even fear, even longing, even zeal, even vengeance! In all things you demonstrated yourselves to be pure in this matter.

FBV See what happened to you when you had this very same experience of sorrow that God wants. Remember how enthusiastic you became, how keen you were to defend yourselves, how angry you were at what had happened, how seriously you took it, how you longed to do right, how concerned you were, how you wanted justice to be done. In all of this you showed that you were sincere in wanting to make things right.

GNV For beholde, this thing that ye haue bene godly sory, what great care it hath wrought in you: yea, what clearing of yourselues: yea, what indignation: yea, what feare: yea, howe great desire: yea, what a zeale: yea, what reuenge: in all things ye haue shewed your selues, that ye are pure in this matter.

LSV for behold, this same thing—yöur being made sorry toward God—how much diligence it works in yöu! But defense, but displeasure, but fear, but longing desire, but zeal, but revenge; in everything yöu approved yourselves to be pure in the matter.

MSB Consider what this godly sorrow of yours has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

NASB For behold what earnestness this very thing, this godly sorrow, has produced in you: what vindication of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what punishment of wrong! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be innocent in the matter. NASB 2020

NIV (US) See what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern, what readiness to see justice done. At every point you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

NMV For behold this selfsame thing, that you2f sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yes, [what] clearing of yourselves, yes, [what] indignation, yes, [what] fear, yes, [what] vehement (violent; forceful; furious) desire, yes, [what] zeal, yes, [what] revenge! In all [things] you2f have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

OJB For, hinei, see what zerizut (diligence) this agmat nefesh of Hashem has produced in you, what defense, what indignation, what yirat Shomayim, what longing, what kanous (zeal), what onesh (punishment)! At every point you proved yourselves to be without ashma (guilt) in the matter.

TCENT Consider what earnestness this godly sorrow of yours has produced in you, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what righting of wrong! In everything you have shown yourselves to be clear in the matter.

T4T But think about what happened when you read my letter: God caused you to be truly sorry for what you had done. You eagerly wanted to do what was right, and you wanted to show God (OR, me) that you had done the right thing. You were angry about what had happened, and you were worried that God would punish you if the situation continued. You also wanted me to visit you to encourage and help you. You wanted me to know that you really do accept me as your apostle, and that you punished the man who had sinned, as I told you to do. By doing all of those things, you have shown me that you have done what is right in this matter.

WEB (US) For behold, this same thing, that you were grieved in a godly way, what earnest care it worked in you. Yes, what defense, indignation, fear, longing, zeal, and vindication! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be pure in the matter.

WEB (UK) For behold, this same thing, that you were grieved in a godly way, what earnest care it worked in you. Yes, what defence, indignation, fear, longing, zeal, and vindication! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be pure in the matter.

Russian

РСП (66 кн.) Ибо то самое, что вы опечалились ради Бога, смотри́те, какое произвело в вас усердие, какие извинения, какое негодование на виновного, какой страх, какое желание, какую ревность, какое взыскание! По всему вы показали себя чистыми в этом деле.

РСП (юбил.) Ибо то самое, что вы опечалились ради Бога, смотрите, какое произвело в вас усердие, какие извинения, какое негодование, какой страх, какое желание, какую ревность, какое взыскание! Во всём вы показали себя чистыми в этом деле.

НРП Посудите сами: печаль от Бога произвела в вас усердие, желание оправдаться, справедливое негодование на виновного, тревогу, жажду встречи, ревность, готовность наказать провинившегося. Вы полностью доказали свою невиновность в этом деле.

Заокская (Кулаков) Посмотрите сами, какое усердие вызвала у вас эта богоугодная печаль, какое стремление оправдаться, какое негодование, какую тревогу, какое горячее желание, какое рвение, какую готовность решить всё по справедливости! Всем этим вы показали, что теперь в этом деле вы чисты.

ВП Посудите сами: печаль от Всевышнего произвела в вас усердие, желание оправдаться, справедливое негодование на виновного, тревогу, жажду встречи, ревность, готовность наказать провинившегося. Вы полностью доказали свою невиновность в этом деле.

ВП-А Посудите сами: печаль от Аллаха произвела в вас усердие, желание оправдаться, справедливое негодование на виновного, тревогу, жажду встречи, ревность, готовность наказать провинившегося. Вы полностью доказали свою невиновность в этом деле.

СП (БЛ) Смотрите, печаль, угодная Богу, порождает в вас глубокомыслие, стремление доказать свою невинность, негодование, тревогу, желание повидать нас, рвение и жажду правосудия! Всем этим вы доказали свою невинность.

Десницкий Посмотрите: именно эта ваша печаль перед Богом породила в вас такое усердие: вы и извинялись, и негодовали, и страшились, и тосковали, и сурово наказывали порок. Всем этим вы показали, что в этом деле чисты.

Кассиан Ибо вот то самое, что огорчение было по Боге, смотрите, какое произвело в вас усердие! а какое оправдание! а какое негодование! а какой страх! а какое горячее желание! а какую ревность! а какое наказание! Во всём показали вы себя чистыми в этом деле.