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.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| we | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| fix our eyes | σκοπούντων | skopountōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural | G4648 regard attentively, take heed |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| on what | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| is seen | βλεπόμενα | blepomena | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural | G991 I look, see |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| on what | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| is unseen | βλεπόμενα | blepomena | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural | G991 I look, see |
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| what | τὰ | ta | Article - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| is seen | βλεπόμενα | blepomena | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural | G991 I look, see |
| temporary | πρόσκαιρα | proskaira | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural | G4340 temporary |
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| what | τὰ | ta | Article - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| is unseen | βλεπόμενα | blepomena | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Plural | G991 I look, see |
| eternal | αἰώνια | aiōnia | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural | G166 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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.