Verse
2 Corinthians 5:7 — (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
“(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)”
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The verses around 2 Corinthians 5:7.
5Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
6Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
7(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
8We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
9Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
Verse explanation
A parenthetical remark that sums up the principle of Christian faith according to Paul: living guided by trust in God, not merely by what the eyes can see or prove.
From the 2 Corinthians 5 study in Bible in Stories.
2 Corinthians 5:7 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
(Porque andamos por fé, e não por vista.)
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
(Pois andamos pela fé, e não pela vista).
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
(Pues vivimos por la fe en el Señor, y no por vista).
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In other languages: Português (2 Coríntios 5:7) · Español (2 Corintios 5:7)
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