ASV
KJV
10. For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

ESV
10. For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.

ERVEN
10. The kind of sorrow God wants makes people decide to change their lives. This leads them to salvation, and we cannot be sorry for that. But the kind of sorrow the world has will bring death.

NLT
10. For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There's no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death.

WEB
10. For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world works death.

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

NLV
10. The sorrow that God uses makes people sorry for their sin and leads them to turn from sin so they can be saved from the punishment of sin. We should be happy for that kind of sorrow, but the sorrow of this world brings death.

HCSB
10. For godly grief produces a repentance not to be regretted and leading to salvation, but worldly grief produces death.

YLT
10. for the sorrow toward God reformation to salvation not to be repented of doth work, and the sorrow of the world doth work death,

LITV
10. For the grief according to God works repentance to salvation, not to be regretted. But the grief of the world works death.

RV
10. For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation, {cf15i a repentance} which bringeth no regret: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

NCV
10. The kind of sorrow God wants makes people change their hearts and lives. This leads to salvation, and you cannot be sorry for that. But the kind of sorrow the world has brings death.

MKJV
10. For the grief according to God works repentance to salvation, not to be regretted, but the grief of the world works out death.

AKJV
10. For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world works death.

LXXEN



KJV
10. For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

AMP
10. For godly grief and the pain God is permitted to direct, produce a repentance that leads and contributes to salvation and deliverance from evil, and it never brings regret; but worldly grief (the hopeless sorrow that is characteristic of the pagan world) is deadly [breeding and ending in death].

KJVP
10. For G1063 CONJ godly G2596 PREP sorrow G3077 N-NSF worketh G2716 V-PNI-3S repentance G3341 N-ASF to G1519 PREP salvation G4991 N-ASF not to be repented of G3588 T-NSF : but G1161 CONJ the G3588 T-NSF sorrow G3077 N-NSF of G3588 T-GSM the G3588 T-GSM world G2889 N-GSM worketh G2716 V-PNI-3S death G2288 N-ASM .

YLT
10. for the sorrow toward God reformation to salvation not to be repented of doth work, and the sorrow of the world doth work death,

ASV
10. For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation, a repentance which bringeth no regret: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

WEB
10. For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world works death.

NASB
10. For godly sorrow produces a salutary repentance without regret, but worldly sorrow produces death.

ESV
10. For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.

RV
10. For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation, {cf15i a repentance} which bringeth no regret: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

RSV
10. For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation and brings no regret, but worldly grief produces death.

NKJV
10. For godly sorrow produces repentance [leading] to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.

MKJV
10. For the grief according to God works repentance to salvation, not to be regretted, but the grief of the world works out death.

AKJV
10. For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world works death.

NRSV
10. For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation and brings no regret, but worldly grief produces death.

NIV
10. Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.

NIRV
10. Godly sadness causes us to turn away from our sins and be saved. And we are certainly not sorry about that! But worldly sadness brings death.

NLT
10. For the kind of sorrow God wants us to experience leads us away from sin and results in salvation. There's no regret for that kind of sorrow. But worldly sorrow, which lacks repentance, results in spiritual death.

MSG
10. Distress that drives us to God does that. It turns us around. It gets us back in the way of salvation. We never regret that kind of pain. But those who let distress drive them away from God are full of regrets, end up on a deathbed of regrets.

GNB
10. For the sadness that is used by God brings a change of heart that leads to salvation---and there is no regret in that! But sadness that is merely human causes death.

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

ERVEN
10. The kind of sorrow God wants makes people decide to change their lives. This leads them to salvation, and we cannot be sorry for that. But the kind of sorrow the world has will bring death.