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—forγὰρwe walkπεριπατοῦμενbyδιὰfaith,πίστεωςnotοὐbyδιὰsight—εἴδους
2 Corinthians 5:7
Study it in the app“—for we walk by faith, not by sight—”
Paul: we walk by trusting, not by seeingFaithPaul contrasts the earthly tent with an eternal house, and would rather be at home with the LordDeath and Eternal Life
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 5:7, word by word
- we walkπεριπατοῦμενperipatoumen
live
To live in a certain way: "walk in love".
Where else “peripatoumen” appears- faithπίστεωςpisteōs
trust
Truly trusting in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteōs” appears- sight—εἴδουςeidous
appearance
The shape one sees.
Where else “eidous” appears
The context
6So, always being of good courage and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord
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8and we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.