2 Corinthians 7:9-10

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Corinthians 7:5-11

There seems to be a connection between 2 Cor. 2:13; 7:5 (where the apostle said he had no rest in his spirit when he found not Titus at Troas) and the 2 Cor. 2:13; 7:5: and so great was his affection to the Corinthians, and his concern about their behaviour in relation to the incestuous person, that, in his further travels, he still had no rest till he heard from them. And now he tells them, I. How he was distressed, 2 Cor. 7:5. He was troubled when he did not meet with Titus at Troas, and... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Corinthians 7:5-16

7:5-16 For when we arrived in Macedonia we could find no rest for our body, but we were sore pressed on every side. There were wars without and fears within. But he who comforts the lowly comforted us--I mean God--by the arrival of Titus. We found this comfort not only in his arrival, but in the comfort which he found amongst you, for he brought news of your longing to see me, of your grief for the past situation, of your zeal to show your loyalty to me. The consequence was that my gladness... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 7:9

Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry ,.... Their grief and sorrow, as a natural passion, was no matter or cause of joy to him; nor was this what he sought after, being what he could take no real pleasure in; for so far as that was a pain to them, it was a pain to him: but that ye sorrowed to repentance ; their sorrow issued in true evangelical repentance, and this was the ground of his rejoicing; for as there is joy in heaven among the angels, at the repentance of a sinner, so... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Corinthians 7:10

For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation ,.... These words contain a reason, proving that they had received no damage, but profit by the sorrow that had possessed them, from the nature of it, a "godly" sorrow; a sorrow which had God for its author; it did not arise from the power of free will, nor from the dictates of a natural conscience, nor from a work of the law on their hearts, or from a fear of hell and damnation, but it sprung from the free grace of God; it was a gift of his... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 7:9

Ye sorrowed to repentance - Ye had such a sorrow as produced a complete change of mind and conduct. We see that a man may sorrow, and yet not repent. Made sorry after a godly manner - It was not a sorrow because ye were found out, and thus solemnly reprehended, but a sorrow because ye had sinned against God, and which consideration caused you to grieve more than the apprehension of any punishment. Damage by us in nothing - Your repentance prevented that exercise of my apostolic duty,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 7:10

For godly sorrow - That which has the breach of God's holy law for its object. Worketh repentance - A thorough change of mind unto salvation, because the person who feels it cannot rest till he finds pardon through the mercy of God. But the sorrow of the world worketh death - Sorrow for lost goods, lost friends, death of relatives, etc., when it is poignant and deep, produces diseases, increases those that already exist, and often leads men to lay desperate hands on themselves. This... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 7:9

Verse 9 9.Not because you have been made sorry. He means, that he feels no pleasure whatever in their sorrow — nay more, had he his choice, he would endeavor to promote equally their welfare and their joy, by the same means; but that as he could not do otherwise, their welfare was of so much importance in his view, that he rejoiced that they had been made sorry unto repentance. For there are instances of physicians, who are, indeed, in other respects good and faithful, but are at the same time... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Corinthians 7:10

Verse 10 10.Sorrow according to God (644) In the first place, in order to understand what is meant by this clause according to God, we must observe the contrast, for the sorrow that is according to God he contrasts with the sorrow of the world Let us now take, also, the contrast between two kinds of joy. The joy of the world is, when men foolishly, and without the fear of the Lord, exult in vanity, that is, in the world, and, intoxicated with a transient felicity, look no higher than the earth.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 7:1-16

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Corinthians 7:9

Not that ye were made sorry. They might have drawn this mistaken conclusion from his remark that he "rejoiced" when he heard of their "lamentation" ( 2 Corinthians 7:7 ). After a godly sort; literally, according to God; i.e. in a way which he would approve ( Romans 8:27 ). In nothing. Not even when we rebuked you, and caused you pain. read more

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