2 Corinthians 5:7 (DBY)

Passage

(for we walk by faith, not by sight;)

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 5:5 Now he that has wrought us for this very thing [is] God, who also has given to us the earnest of the Spirit.

2 Corinthians 5:6 Therefore [we are] always confident, and know that while present in the body we are absent from the Lord,

2 Corinthians 5:7 (for we walk by faith, not by sight;)

2 Corinthians 5:8 we are confident, I say, and pleased rather to be absent from the body and present with the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:9 Wherefore also we are zealous, whether present or absent, to be agreeable to him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "walk", and "sight". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "walk", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Therefore we are always confident and know..." into verse 8's "we are confident I say and pleased...", so "faith" and "walk" belong inside that flow. In 2 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "faith" and "walk" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.