2 Corinthians 5:7 (DRB)

Passage

(For we walk by faith and not by sight.)

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 5:5 Now he that maketh us for this very thing is God, who hath given us the pledge of the Spirit,

2 Corinthians 5:6 Therefore having always confidence, knowing that while we are in the body we are absent from the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:7 (For we walk by faith and not by sight.)

2 Corinthians 5:8 But we are confident and have a good will to be absent rather from the body and to be present with the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:9 And therefore we labour, whether absent or present, to please 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 having always confidence knowing that while..." into verse 8's "But we are confident and have a...", 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.