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2 Corinthians 7:8

I am not sorry that I sent that severe letter to you, though I was sorry at first, for I know it was painful to you for a little while.

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2 Corinthians 7:8 — The New International Version (NIV)

Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Though I did regret it—I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while—

2 Corinthians 7:8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

For even if I made you grieve with my letter, I do not regret it—though I did regret it, for I see that that letter grieved you, though only for a while.

2 Corinthians 7:8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.

2 Corinthians 7:8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

For even if I made you sorry with my letter, I do not regret it; though I did regret it. For I perceive that the same epistle made you sorry, though only for a while.

2 Corinthians 7:8 — New Century Version (NCV)

Even if my letter made you sad, I am not sorry I wrote it. At first I was sorry, because it made you sad, but you were sad only for a short time.

2 Corinthians 7:8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

For though I made you sorry with my epistle, I do not regret it: though I did regret it (for I see that that epistle made you sorry, though but for a season),

2 Corinthians 7:8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

For if also I grieved you in the letter, I do not regret it, if even I have regretted it; for I see that that letter, if even it were only for a time, grieved you.

2 Corinthians 7:8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

If my letter made you uncomfortable, I’m not sorry. But since my letter did make you uncomfortable for a while, I was sorry.

2 Corinthians 7:8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

For even if I grieved you with my letter, I do not regret it—even though I did regret it since I saw that the letter grieved you, yet only for a little while.

2 Corinthians 7:8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

For even if I made you sorry with my letter, I do not regret it (though I did regret it, for I see that I grieved you with that letter, though only briefly).

2 Corinthians 7:8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

For if indeed I grieved you by my letter, I do not regret it. Even if I did regret it (I see that that letter grieved you, even though for a short time),

2 Corinthians 7:8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

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.

2 Corinthians 7:8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

For though I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it; though I did regret it—for I see that that letter caused you sorrow, though only for a while


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