2 Corinthians 4:14—5:1

(What is seen is transitory, but what is unseen is eternal)

Brothers and sisters: 
Knowing that the One who raised the Lord Jesus 
     will raise us also with Jesus 
     and place us with you in his presence. 
Everything indeed is for you, 
     so that the grace bestowed in abundance on more and more people 
     may cause the thanksgiving to overflow for the glory of God. 
Therefore, we are not discouraged; 
     rather, although our outer self is wasting away, 
     our inner self is being renewed day by day. 
For this momentary light affliction 
     is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, 
     as we look not to what is seen but to what is unseen; 
     for what is seen is transitory, but what is unseen is eternal. 
For we know that if our earthly dwelling, a tent, 
     should be destroyed, 
     we have a building from God, 
     a dwelling not made with hands, eternal in heaven. 