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I nowrejoice, not that you were madesorrowful, but that you were madesorrowful to the point of repentance; for you were madesorrowfulaccording to the will of God, so that you might not sufferloss in anythingthrough us.
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For the sorrow that is according to the will of Godproduces a repentancewithoutregret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the worldproducesdeath.
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For beholdwhatearnestnessthisverything, thisgodly*sorrow, has produced in you: whatvindication of yourselves, whatindignation, whatfear, whatlonging, whatzeal, whatavenging of wrong! In everything you demonstratedyourselves to be innocent in the matter.