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Berean Standard Bible

“So 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.”

2 Corinthians 4:18

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This verse concludes 2 Corinthians 4 and explains how Paul keeps perspective. He has spoken of wasting away outwardly while being renewed inwardly, and of light affliction producing eternal glory.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So 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.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

No mirando nosotros á las cosas que se ven, sino á las que no se ven: porque las cosas que se ven son temporales, mas las que no se ven son eternas.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Por lo tanto, no nos importa lo que ahora se ve, sino que fijamos la mirada en lo que todavía no vemos. Porque lo que se ve es pasajero, mientras que lo que no se ve no cesará jamás.

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