| 单词 | godly sorrow |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgodly sorrow godly sorrow n. [after Hellenistic Greek ἡ κατὰ Θεὸν λύπη, lit. ‘the sorrow according to God’ (New Testament: 2 Corinthians 7:10)] sorrow according to God's will; sorrow on account of sin. ΚΠ 1526 Bible (Tyndale) 2 Cor. vii. 9 For godly sorowe causeth repentaunce [Gk ἡ γὰρ κατὰ θεὸν λύπη μετάνοιαν..ἐργάζεται]. 1691 J. Hartcliffe Treat. Virtues 343 The fear and love of God, and godly Sorrow, and true Repentance [etc.]. 1700 J. Lead Wars of David 95 How knowest thou but thou mayest find a Tear of Godly Sorrow, which God will bottle up. 1837 R. Anderson Disc. Beatitudes ii. 38 The man whose heart is touched with this godly sorrow, is grieved and humbled before God on account of sin. 1906 T. M. Lindsay Hist. Reformation I. ii. i. 201 The older, and surely the better theology, explained that this godly sorrow (contritio) must be based on love to God. 2002 16th Cent. Jrnl. 33 42 Some historians argue that the distinction between godly sorrow and reprobate despair was lost on most people. < as lemmas |
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