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.
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Verse 18 is found in chapter 4 of 2 Corinthians. Outward decay does not have the final word. Paul contrasts what is visible and temporary with what is invisible and eternal, showing how future hope transforms the interpretation of present suffering.
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uns, die wir nicht sehen auf das Sichtbare, sondern auf das Unsichtbare. Denn was sichtbar ist, das ist zeitlich; was aber unsichtbar ist, das ist ewig.
No mirando nosotros a las cosas que se ven, sino a las que no se ven: porque las cosas que se ven son temporales, mas las que no se ven son eternas.
mientras no fijamos la mirada en las cosas que se ven, sino en las que no se ven. Pues las cosas que se ven son temporales, pero las que no se ven son eternas.
parce que nous regardons, non point aux choses visibles, mais à celles qui sont invisibles; car les choses visibles sont passagères, et les invisibles sont éternelles.
mentre non abbiamo il riguardo fisso alle cose che si veggono, ma a quelle che non si veggono; poichè le cose che si veggono sono sol per un tempo; ma quelle che non si veggono sono eterne
Não atentando nós nas coisas que se vêem, mas nas que se não vêem; porque as que se vêem são temporais, e as que se não vêem são eternas.
因為我們不是顧念看得見的,而是顧念看不見的;原來看得見的是暫時的,看不見的才是永遠的。
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