2Cor 7:9-10, Jam 1:12, Rev 7:14-17, 21:4 | ESV | STEP | As it is , I rejoice , not because you were grieved , but because you were grieved into repenting . For you felt a godly grief , so that you suffered no loss through us .

2 Corinthians 7:9-10

9 As it is, I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but ^abecause you were grieved into repenting. For you felt a godly grief, so that you suffered no loss through us.

10 For ^bgodly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas ^cworldly grief produces death.

James 1:12

12 ^dBlessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive ^ethe crown of life, ^fwhich God has promised to those who love him.

Revelation of John 7:14-17

14 I said to him, “Sir, you know.” And he said to me, “These are the ones coming out of ^gthe great tribulation. ^hThey have washed their robes and ⁱmade them white ^jin the blood of the Lamb.

15 “Therefore they are before the throne of God,
and ^kserve him day and night in his temple;
and he who sits on the throne ^lwill shelter them with his presence.
16 ^mThey shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore;
ⁿthe sun shall not strike them,
nor any scorching heat.
17 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne ^owill be their shepherd,
and he will guide them to springs of ^pliving water,
and ^qGod will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

Revelation of John 21:4

4 ^rHe will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and ^sdeath shall be no more, ^tneither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”