2 Corinthians 5:7 (YLT)

Passage

for through faith we walk, not through sight--

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 5:5 And He who did work us to this self-same thing <FI>is<Fi> God, who also did give to us the earnest of the Spirit;

2 Corinthians 5:6 having courage, then, at all times, and knowing that being at home in the body, we are away from home from the Lord, --

2 Corinthians 5:7 for through faith we walk, not through sight--

2 Corinthians 5:8 we have courage, and are well pleased rather to be away from the home of the body, and to be at home with the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:9 Wherefore also we are ambitious, whether at home or away from home, to be well pleasing to him,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "having courage then at all times and..." into verse 8's "we have courage and are well pleased...", so "faith" and "through" 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 "through" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.