2 Corinthians 5:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For we walk by faith, not by sight.”
What this verse means
‘We walk by faith, not by sight’ means we live trusting God’s promises rather than only what we can see or feel.
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BSBPD
“For we walk by faith, not by sight.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“(for we walk by faith, not by sight);”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“for through faith we walk, not through sight--”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo 2 Corinthians 5:7 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 12:9For you have not yet come to the resting place and the inheritance that the LORD your God is giving you.
- Romans 8:24For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?
- 1 Corinthians 13:12Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
- 2 Corinthians 1:24Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers with you for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm.
- 2 Corinthians 4:18So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
- Galatians 2:20I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
- Hebrews 10:38But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”
- Hebrews 11:1Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
- 1 Peter 1:8Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
- 1 Peter 5:9Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.
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