²⁰ Instead, I preached to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem and in all the region of Judea, and to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works worthy of repentance.^(A)

⁴ Or do you despise the riches of his kindness,^(A) restraint,^(B) and patience,^(C) not recognizing^[a] that God’s kindness^(D) is intended to lead you to repentance?

⁹ I now rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because your grief led to repentance. For you were grieved as God willed, so that you didn’t experience any loss from us. ¹⁰ For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly grief produces death.^(A)