What is seen is temporary. What is unseen is eternal.

What it means

Most of what we worry about is visible and passing. Character, love and faith cannot be photographed, and they last. Put your attention where it will still matter in a hundred years.

The source

"What is seen is temporary. What is unseen is eternal." Paul, Second Letter to the Corinthians said it in 2 Corinthians 4:18. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

"τὰ γὰρ βλεπόμενα πρόσκαιρα· τὰ δὲ μὴ βλεπόμενα αἰώνια"

Original Greek, 2 Corinthians 4:18. Text read at github.com.

Who said it

The New Testament (1st century AD). The Gospels, the letters of Paul, James, Peter and John, and Revelation. Every line is our own translation from the Koine Greek of the Byzantine text, set beside the King James wording.

Questions

What does "What is seen is temporary. What is unseen is eternal." mean?

Most of what we worry about is visible and passing. Character, love and faith cannot be photographed, and they last. Put your attention where it will still matter in a hundred years.

Who said "What is seen is temporary. What is unseen is eternal."?

Paul, Second Letter to the Corinthians (1st century AD). Source: 2 Corinthians 4:18.

What is the original Greek?

τὰ γὰρ βλεπόμενα πρόσκαιρα· τὰ δὲ μὴ βλεπόμενα αἰώνια. Translated from the original Greek by Spartan Surfers.

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"What is seen is temporary. What is unseen is eternal." (Paul, Second Letter to the Corinthians, 2 Corinthians 4:18, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/what-is-seen-is-temporary-what-is-unseen