For sadness as intended by God produces a repentance that leads to salvation, leaving no regret, but worldly sadness brings about death.

In fact he became so ill that he nearly died. But God showed mercy to him – and not to him only, but also to me – so that I would not have grief on top of grief.

Instead your hearts are filled with sadness because I have said these things to you.

I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.

So I made up my own mind not to pay you another painful visit.

For this finds God’s favor, if because of conscience toward God someone endures hardships in suffering unjustly.

When he got up from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping, exhausted from grief.

so that now instead you should rather forgive and comfort him. This will keep him from being overwhelmed by excessive grief to the point of despair.

Each one of you should give just as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, because God loves a cheerful giver.

Now all discipline seems painful at the time, not joyful. But later it produces the fruit of peace and righteousness for those trained by it.

I tell you the solemn truth, you will weep and wail, but the world will rejoice; you will be sad, but your sadness will turn into joy.

When a woman gives birth, she has distress because her time has come, but when her child is born, she no longer remembers the suffering because of her joy that a human being has been born into the world.

So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.

And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came I would not have sadness from those who ought to make me rejoice, since I am confident in you all that my joy would be yours.