17 For (A)this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, 18 (B)as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.

Our Heavenly Dwelling

For we know that if (C)the tent that is (D)our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, (E)a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this tent (F)we groan, longing to (G)put on our heavenly dwelling,

17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.(A) 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen,(B) since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Awaiting the New Body

For we know that if the earthly(C) tent(D) we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. Meanwhile we groan,(E) longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling,(F)