2 Corinthians 4:17-18

New International Version

¹⁷For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.^(A) ¹⁸So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen,^(B) since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

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2 Corinthians 4:17-18

King James Version

¹⁷For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

¹⁸While 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.

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2 Corinthians 4:17-18

New Living Translation

¹⁷For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever! ¹⁸So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.

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2 Corinthians 4:17-18

Amplified Bible

¹⁷For our momentary, light distress [this passing trouble] is producing for us an eternal weight of glory [a fullness] beyond all measure [surpassing all comparisons, a transcendent splendor and an endless blessedness]! ¹⁸So we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are unseen; for the things which are visible are temporal [just brief and fleeting], but the things which are invisible are everlasting and imperishable.

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