KJV ORIGINAL
For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Look at what happened when you felt genuinely sorry about this situation — it completely changed everything about how you handled it. You became so much more careful, you worked hard to clear your name, you got rightfully angry about the wrong that was done, you had a healthy respect for what was at stake, you wanted desperately to make things right, you threw yourself into fixing it, and you made sure justice happened. You proved that you're completely innocent in all of this.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Real regret doesn't just say sorry — it rolls up its sleeves and gets to work making things right.
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