2 Corinthians 4:16-18

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¹⁶So we do not lose heart. ^(A)Though our outer self^[a] is wasting away, ^(B)our inner self ^(C)is being renewed day by day. ¹⁷For ^(D)this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, ¹⁸^(E)as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

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2 Corinthians 4:16 Greek man

2 Corinthians 4:16-18

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Life in an Earthly Tent

¹⁶That’s why we are not discouraged. No, even if outwardly we are wearing out, inwardly we are being renewed each and every day. ¹⁷This light, temporary nature of our suffering is producing for us an everlasting weight of glory, far beyond any comparison, ¹⁸because we do not look for things that can be seen but for things that cannot be seen. For things that can be seen are temporary, but things that cannot be seen are eternal.

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2 Corinthians 4:16-18

New International Version

¹⁶Therefore we do not lose heart.^(A) Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly^(B) we are being renewed^(C) day by day. ¹⁷For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.^(D) ¹⁸So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen,^(E) since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.