King James Version

2 Corinthians 7:8

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “indeed” (γὰρ) before that here.

ὅτιhotiForὅτιconjunction — “For”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.Forεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.καὶkaithoughκαίadverb — “though”G2532and, even, also, namely.thoughἐλύπησαelupēsaI madeλυπέω (lupeō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “I made”, a single actionG3076I pain, grieve, vex.I madeὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.withτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπιστολῇepistolēa letterἐπιστολήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “a letter”, the to- or for-formG1992a letter, dispatch, epistle, message.This verse uses “a letter”.a letterοὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notμεταμέλομαιmetamelomairepentμεταμέλομαιverb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “repent”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3338(lit: I change one care or interest for another), I change my mind (generally for the better), repent, regret.repentεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.καὶkaithoughκαίadverb — “though”G2532and, even, also, namely.thoughμετεμελόμηνmetemelomēnI did repentμεταμέλομαι (metamelomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 1st person singular — “I did repent”, an ongoing action in the pastG3338(lit: I change one care or interest for another), I change my mind (generally for the better), repent, regret.I did repent(βλέπωblepōI perceiveβλέπωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I perceive”, an ongoing or repeated actionG991(primarily physical), I look, see, perceive, discern.I perceiveὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπιστολὴepistolēepistleἐπιστολήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “epistle”, the subject formG1992a letter, dispatch, epistle, message.This verse uses “epistle”.epistleἐκείνηekeinēthatἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “that”, the subject formG1565that, that one there, yonder.This verse uses “that”.εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.καὶkaithough it were butκαίadverb — “though it were but”G2532and, even, also, namely.though it were butπρὸςprosforπρόςpreposition — “for”G4314to, towards, with.forὥρανhōrana seasonὥρα (hōra)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a season”, the object formG5610(a) a definite space of time, a season, (b) an hour, (c) the particular time for anything.This verse uses “season”.a seasonἐλύπησενelupēsento grieveλυπέω (lupeō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to grieve”, a single actionG3076I pain, grieve, vex.This verse uses “grieve”.ὑμᾶς)humasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

γὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

because even if I made you sorry in the letter, I do not repent — if even I did repent — for I perceive that the letter, even if for an hour, did make you sorry.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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),

Young’s Literal Translation

because even if I made you sorry in the letter, I do not repent — if even I did repent — for I perceive that the letter, even if for an hour, did make you sorry.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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.

Douay-Rheims

For although I made you sorrowful by my epistle, I do not repent; and if I did repent, seeing that the same epistle (although but for a time) did make you sorrowful;

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