Verse 8
2 Corinthians 7:8
Literal Standard Version
8
because even if I made you sorry in the letter, I do not regret—if even I regretted—for I perceive that the letter, even if for an hour, made you sorry.
Original Language Text
greek
ὅτι εἰ καὶ ἐλύπησα ὑμᾶς ἐν τῇ ἐπιστολῇ, οὐ μεταμέλομαι· εἰ καὶ μετεμελόμην (⸀βλέπω ὅτι ἡ ἐπιστολὴ ἐκείνη εἰ καὶ πρὸς ὥραν ἐλύπησεν ὑμᾶς),
English Translation
For even if I caused you sorrow in my letter, I do not regret it; though I did regret it (I see that that letter caused you sorrow, though only for a time).
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