2 Corinthians 7:8-9; 2 Corinthians 7:12-13

2 Corinthians 7:8-9

8 Even if my letter made you sad, I'm not sorry I sent it. At first I was sorry. I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while.

9 Now I am happy. I'm not happy because you were made sad. I'm happy because your sadness led you to turn away from your sins. You became sad just as God wanted you to. So you were not hurt in any way by us.

2 Corinthians 7:12-13

12 So even though I wrote to you, it wasn't because of the one who did the wrong. It wasn't because of the one who was hurt. Instead, I wrote you so that in the sight of God you could see for yourselves how faithful you are to us.

13 All of that cheers us up. We were also very glad to see how happy Titus was. You have all renewed his spirit.