Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
We, all the while, gazing not on what is seen, but on what is unseen; for what is seen is transient, but what is unseen is imperishable.
New American Standard Bible
while we
King James Version
While we look not 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.
Holman Bible
So we do not focus on what is seen,
International Standard Version
because we do not look for things that can be seen but for things that cannot be seen. For things that can be seen are temporary, but things that cannot be seen are eternal.
A Conservative Version
while we look not at things seen, but at things not seen. For things seen are temporal, but things not seen are eternal.
American Standard Version
while we look not 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.
Amplified
So we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are unseen; for the things which are visible are temporal [just brief and fleeting], but the things which are invisible are everlasting and imperishable. Cross references: 2 Corinthians 4:6 : Gen 1:3 2 Corinthians 4:13 : Ps 116:10 end of crossrefs
An Understandable Version
So, we do not look at the things which can be seen, but at what cannot be seen, for the things which can be seen are [only] temporary, but the things which cannot be seen are never ending.
Anderson New Testament
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Bible in Basic English
While our minds are not on the things which are seen, but on the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are for a time; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
Common New Testament
while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are unseen; for the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are unseen are eternal.
Daniel Mace New Testament
for I have no regard to the things which are visible, but to such as are invisible: since visible things are temporary, but the invisible are eternal.
Darby Translation
while we look not at the things that are seen, but at the things that are not seen; for the things that are seen are for a time, but those that are not seen eternal.
Godbey New Testament
we not looking at the things which are visible, but the things which are invisible; for the visible things are temporary, but the invisible things are eternal.
Goodspeed New Testament
because I keep my eyes not on what is seen but what is unseen. For what is seen is transitory, but what is unseen is eternal.
John Wesley New Testament
While we aim not at the things that are seen, but the things that are not seen: for the things that are seen are temporal, but the things that are not seen are eternal.
Julia Smith Translation
We looking not at things seen, but at things not seen: for things seen, temporary; and things not seen, eternal
King James 2000
While we look not 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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
[because] we are not looking at what is seen, but what is not seen. For what is seen [is] temporary, but what is not seen [is] eternal.
Modern King James verseion
we not considering the things which are seen, but the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are not lasting, but the things which are not seen are everlasting.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
while we look not on the things which are seen, but on the things which are not seen. For things which are seen, are temporal: but things which are not seen are eternal.
Moffatt New Testament
for those of us whose eyes are on the unseen, not on the seen; for the seen is transient, the unseen eternal.
Montgomery New Testament
while I am gazing not at things seen, but at things unseen; for things seen are temporal, but things unseen are eternal.
NET Bible
because we are not looking at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen. For what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.
New Heart English Bible
while we do not 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.
Noyes New Testament
while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are but for a time; but the things which are not seen are ever lasting.
Sawyer New Testament
while we look not on the things which are seen but on the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are for a time, but those which are unseen are eternal.
The Emphasized Bible
So long as we are not looking out for the visible things, but for the invisible; for, the visible things, are temporary, whereas, the invisible, are age-abiding.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
whilst we direct our aim not to the things which are seen, but to the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporary, but the things that are not seen are eternal.
Webster
While we look not 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.
Weymouth New Testament
while we look not at things seen, but things unseen; for things seen are temporary, but things unseen are eternal.
Williams New Testament
because I do not keep my eyes on things that are seen but things that are unseen. For things that are seen are temporary, but things that are unseen are eternal.
World English Bible
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.
Worrell New Testament
while we look not at the things that are seen, but at the things that are not seen; for the things that are seen are temporal, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
Worsley New Testament
for those, which are visible, are temporary, but the invisible are eternal.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Afflictions » What comes out of affliction
Assurance » Saints privileged to have, of » Comfort in affliction
Assurance » Saints privileged to have » Comfort in affliction
the Enduring » Those things that abide » The unseen things
Resignation » Should be exhibited in » The prospect of death
the Reward of saints » The prospect of, should lead to » Enduring suffering for Christ
Seeing » The things which are seen
Topics
Interlinear
me
μή
me
μή
me
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493
Usage: 493
Blepo
βλέπω
Blepo
see, take heed, behold, beware, look on, look, beware of,
Usage: 85
Alla
δέ
De
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184
Blepo
βλέπω
Blepo
see, take heed, behold, beware, look on, look, beware of,
Usage: 85
Blepo
βλέπω
Blepo
see, take heed, behold, beware, look on, look, beware of,
Usage: 85
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Corinthians 4:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Living By Faith
17 The light burden of our momentary trouble is preparing for us, in measure transcending thought, a weight of imperishable glory; 18 We, all the while, gazing not on what is seen, but on what is unseen; for what is seen is transient, but what is unseen is imperishable.
Names
Cross References
2 Corinthians 5:7
For we guide our lives by faith, and not by what we see.
Hebrews 11:1
Faith is the realization of things hoped for--the proof of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:13
All these died sustained by faith. They did not obtain the promised blessings, but they saw them from a distance and welcomed the sight, and they acknowledged themselves to be only aliens and strangers on the earth.
Matthew 25:46
And these last will go away 'into aeonian punishment,' but the righteous 'into aeonian life.'"
Romans 8:24-25
By our hope we were saved. But the thing hoped for is no longer an object of hope when it is before our eyes; for who hopes for what is before his eyes?
2 Thessalonians 2:16
And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and, in his loving-kindness, gave us unfailing consolation and good ground for hope,
Hebrews 11:25-27
He preferred sharing the hardships of God's People to enjoying the short-lived pleasures of sin.
Hebrews 12:2-3
our eyes fixed upon Jesus, the Leader and perfect Example of our faith, who, for the joy that lay before him, endured the cross, heedless of its shame, and now 'has taken his seat at the right hand' of the throne of God.
1 John 2:16-17
for all that the world can offer--the gratification of the earthly nature, the gratification of the eye, the pretentious life--belongs, not to the Father, but to the world.
1 John 2:25
And this is what he himself promised us--The Immortal Life!