2Cor 7:8-9 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Cor 7:8-13: 7:8-13a Paul was sorry at first that he had sent his previous letter (see 2:3-4 ). Now he was not sorry , realizing that the pain had been worthwhile, for the severe letter had brought the church in Corinth to repentance . They had rebuked the offending person

a7:8-13a►

c2:6-11►

d7:9-10►

eMatt 27:3-6►

fHeb 12:16-17►

‏ 2 Corinthians 7:8-9

Summary for 2Cor 7:8-13: 7:8-13a ^a Paul was sorry at first that he had sent his previous letter (see 2:3-4 ^b). Now he was not sorry, realizing that the pain had been worthwhile, for the severe letter had brought the church in Corinth to repentance. They had rebuked the offending person—perhaps too strongly (see 2:6-11 ^c).
Summary for 2Cor 7:9-10: 7:9-10 ^d Two kinds of sorrow are mentioned: (1) Worldly sorrow that lacks repentance leads to spiritual death (e.g., see Matt 27:3-6 ^e; Heb 12:16-17 ^f). (2) Sorrow that leads us away from sin leads to salvation, as it did when the church in Corinth responded positively to Paul’s rebuke.