11 translations · Greek
2 Corinthians 5:7
for we walk by faith, not by sight.
2 Corinthians 5:7 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- for we walk by faith, not by sight.
- KJV King James Version
- (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For we walk by faith, not by sight.
- ASV American Standard Version
- (for we walk by faith, not by sight);
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- for we walk through faith, not through sight—
- FBV Free Bible Version
- (For we live by trusting in God, not by seeing him.)
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- for through faith we walk, not through sight —
- DBY Darby Translation
- (for we walk by faith, not by sight;)
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- for we walk by faith, not by sight.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- (For we walk by faith, and not by sight.)
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| διὰ | dia | by | G1223 διά through/because of |
| πίστεως | pisteōs | faith | G4102 πίστις faith |
| γὰρ | gar | For | G1063 γάρ for |
| περιπατοῦμεν | peripatoumen | we walk | G4043 περιπατέω to walk |
| οὐ | ou | not | G3756 οὐ no |
| διὰ | dia | by | G1223 διά through/because of |
| εἴδους | eidous | sight | G1491 εἶδος appearance |
Related verses
- Hebrews 11:1–27
Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen. For by this, the elders obtained testimony. By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible. …
- 2 Corinthians 4:18
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.
- Romans 8:24–25
For we were saved in hope, but hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for that which he sees? But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience.
- 1 Peter 1:8
whom not having known you love; in whom, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory—
- Hebrews 10:38
But the righteous will live by faith. If he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.”
- Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.
- 1 Peter 5:9
Withstand him steadfast in your faith, knowing that your brothers who are in the world are undergoing the same sufferings.
- 1 Corinthians 13:12
For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known.
- 2 Corinthians 1:24
Not that we control your faith, but are fellow workers with you for your joy. For you stand firm in faith.
- Deuteronomy 12:9
for you haven’t yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which Yahweh your God gives you.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
5 Now he who made us for this very thing is God, who also gave to us the down payment of the Spirit.
6 Therefore we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord;
7 for we walk by faith, not by sight.
8 We are courageous, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.
9 Therefore also we make it our aim, whether at home or absent, to be well pleasing to him.
Read all of 2 Corinthians 5 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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