Modern Translations New International VersionGodly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. New Living Translation For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There’s no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death. English Standard Version For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death. Berean Study Bible Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. New American Standard Bible For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death. NASB 1995 For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation, but the sorrow of the world produces death. NASB 1977 For the sorrow that is according to the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation; but the sorrow of the world produces death. Amplified Bible For [godly] sorrow that is in accord with the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation; but worldly sorrow [the hopeless sorrow of those who do not believe] produces death. Christian Standard Bible For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly grief produces death. Holman Christian Standard Bible For godly grief produces a repentance not to be regretted and leading to salvation, but worldly grief produces death. Contemporary English Version When God makes you feel sorry enough to turn to him and be saved, you don't have anything to feel bad about. But when this world makes you feel sorry, it can cause your death. Good News Translation For the sadness that is used by God brings a change of heart that leads to salvation--and there is no regret in that! But sadness that is merely human causes death. GOD'S WORD® Translation In fact, to be distressed in a godly way causes people to change the way they think and act and leads them to be saved. No one can regret that. But the distress that the world causes brings only death. International Standard Version For having sorrow in a godly way results in repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regrets. But the sorrow of the world produces death. NET Bible For sadness as intended by God produces a repentance that leads to salvation, leaving no regret, but worldly sadness brings about death. Classic Translations King James BibleFor godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. New King James Version For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death. King James 2000 Bible For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation not to be regretted: but the sorrow of the world works death. New Heart English Bible For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world works death. World English Bible For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world works death. American King James Version For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world works death. American Standard Version For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation, a repentance which bringeth no regret: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. A Faithful Version For sorrow unto repentance before God works out salvation not to be repented of; but the sorrow of the world works out death. Darby Bible Translation For grief according to God works repentance to salvation, never to be regretted; but the grief of the world works death. English Revised Version For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation, a repentance which bringeth no regret: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. Webster's Bible Translation For godly sorrow worketh penitence to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587For godly sorowe causeth repentance vnto saluation, not to be repented of: but the worldly sorowe causeth death. Bishops' Bible of 1568 For godly sorowe, causeth repentaunce vnto saluatio, not to be repented of: but the sorowe of the world causeth death. Coverdale Bible of 1535 For godly sorowe causeth repentaunce vnto saluacion, not to be repented of: but worldly sorowe causeth death. Tyndale Bible of 1526 For godly sorowe causeth repentaunce vnto salvacion not to be repented of: when worldly sorow causeth deeth. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionfor sorrow toward God works conversion to salvation without regret, and the sorrow of the world works death, Berean Literal Bible For grief according to God produces repentance to salvation without regret; but the world's grief produces death. Young's Literal Translation for the sorrow toward God reformation to salvation not to be repented of doth work, and the sorrow of the world doth work death, Smith's Literal Translation For grief according to God works repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but grief of the world works death. Literal Emphasis Translation For sadness according to God works repentance unto salvation without regret, on the other hand the sadness of the world works out death. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor the sorrow that is according to God worketh penance, steadfast unto salvation; but the sorrow of the world worketh death. Catholic Public Domain Version For the sorrow that is according to God accomplishes a repentance which is steadfast unto salvation. But the sorrow that is of the world accomplishes death. Translations from Aramaic Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishFor grief that is for God's sake produces a remorse of the soul which does not reverse itself and restores to life, but the grief of the world produces death. Lamsa Bible For sorrow over the things of God causes enduring repentance of the soul, and brings one to life: but sorrow over the things of the world causes death. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentFor godly sorrow works repentance not to be regretted, which leads to salvation: but the sorrow of the world works death. Godbey New Testament For a godly sorrow works repentance unto salvation not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world works out death. Haweis New Testament For sorrow of a godly sort worketh repentance unto salvation never to be repented of, but worldly sorrow worketh death. Mace New Testament for religious sorrow produces that salutary repentance, which we never regret: but worldly sorrow preys upon life. Weymouth New Testament For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, a repentance not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world finally produces death. Worrell New Testament For godly sorrow works repentance unto salvation, not to be repented of; but the sorrow of the world works death. Worsley New Testament For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.     |