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Ordinary Time · Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year B

2 Corinthians 5:6-10

We Walk by Faith, Not by Sight

June 13, 2027

The Last Judgment, Michelangelo Buonarroti
The Last Judgment, Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1537–1541Sistine Chapel, Vatican
On the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel, painted thirty years after the ceiling. The nudity was painted over after Michelangelo's death; Bartolomeo's skin carries the artist's own face.Matthew 25 is the separating of sheep from goats, and this is the painting that has shaped how the West pictures it.Michelangelo BuonarrotiSculptor first and painter under protest, who spent four years on his back on the Sistine ceiling and produced the most consequential painting in Europe.Sistine Chapel, VaticanThe pope's chapel, where conclaves are held, decorated by Perugino, Botticelli and Ghirlandaio before Michelangelo was ever asked.Sistine Chapel, Vatican
Roman Lectionary
GospelMark 4:26-34Mk 4:26-34
Second Reading2 Cor. 5:6-102 Cor 5:6-10
First ReadingEzek. 17:22-24Ez 17:22-24
Responsorial PsalmPs. 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16 (cf. 2a)Ps 92:2-3, 13-14, 15-16 (cf. 2a)

Overview & Insights

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

Paul writes that while at home in the body believers are away from the Lord, so they walk by faith and are of good courage. Whether at home or away, their aim is to please the Lord, before whom all must appear to give account.

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Commentary

Commentary on 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, (11-13) 14-17Commentary on 2 Cor 5:6-10, (11-13) 14-17 Working Preacher

Luther Seminary exegesis of walking by faith and aiming to please the Lord, covering verses 6-10.

2 Corinthians 5:6-10, (11-13) 14-17 Commentary2 Cor 5:6-10, (11-13) 14-17 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

Reformed, sermon shaped commentary on courage and faith while away from the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5: Faith Over Sight2 Cor 5: Faith Over Sight Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical commentary on the chapter.

2 Corinthians 5 Commentary2 Cor 5 Commentary Precept Austin

A deep gathering of word studies and cross references verse by verse through 2 Corinthians 5.

2 Corinthians 5:6 Commentaries2 Cor 5:6 Commentaries BibleHub

Aggregates classic commentaries on walking by faith in one place.

2 Corinthians 5-7: The Ministry of Reconciliation2 Cor 5-7: The Ministry of Reconciliation Agape Bible Study

A Catholic study of chapters 5 through 7, including faith over sight and the judgment seat of Christ.

Background & Word Study

2 Corinthians 5:6 Greek Interlinear2 Cor 5:6 Greek Interlinear BibleHub

Greek word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers for the faith and sight verses.

The Church Fathers

Catena on 2 Corinthians 5Catena on 2 Cor 5 Catena

Patristic comments verse by verse on walking by faith and the judgment seat of Christ.

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