2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 4:18

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.

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
weἡμῶνhēmōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralG1473 I
fix our eyesσκοπούντωνskopountōnVerb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine PluralG4648 regard attentively, take heed
notμὴmēAdverbG3361 not, lest
on whatτὰtaArticle - Accusative Neuter PluralG3588 the
is seenβλεπόμεναblepomenaVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter PluralG991 I look, see
butἀλλὰallaConjunctionG235 but, except
on whatτὰtaArticle - Accusative Neuter PluralG3588 the
is unseenβλεπόμεναblepomenaVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter PluralG991 I look, see
ForγὰρgarConjunctionG1063 for
whatτὰtaArticle - Nominative Neuter PluralG3588 the
is seenβλεπόμεναblepomenaVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter PluralG991 I look, see
temporaryπρόσκαιραproskairaAdjective - Nominative Neuter PluralG4340 temporary
butδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
whatτὰtaArticle - Nominative Neuter PluralG3588 the
is unseenβλεπόμεναblepomenaVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter PluralG991 I look, see
eternalαἰώνιαaiōniaAdjective - Nominative Neuter PluralG166 eternal, unending

Cross-references

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2 Corinthians 5:7 · Romans 8:24–25 · Hebrews 11:1 · 1 John 2:16–17 · 1 John 2:25 · Hebrews 11:13 · Hebrews 12:2–3 · Hebrews 11:25–27 · Matthew 25:46 · 2 Thessalonians 2:16

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