2 Corinthians 4:18

Updated: June 3, 2025

while we don’t look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.

World English Bible (WEB)

While{G4648} we{G2257} look{G4648} not{G3361} at{G4648}{(G5723)} the things which are seen{G991}{(G5746)}, but{G235} at the things which are{G991} not{G3361} seen{G991}{(G5746)}: for{G1063} the things which are seen{G991}{(G5746)} are temporal{G4340}; but{G1161} the things which are{G991} not{G3361} seen{G991}{(G5746)} are eternal{G166}.

KJV with Strongs

(18) We look not at things seen but rather things not seen because things seen are transitory but things not seen are ageless.

The F.O.G

[18] So we don't focus on what we can see in the physical realm, but on what we can't see in the spiritual realm. What we see now is temporary, but what we can't see will last forever.

The F.O.G Paraphrase

we not looking to the things seen, but to the things not seen; for the things seen are temporary, but the things not seen are age-during.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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