Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and pay your vows to the Most High;
2 Corinthians 4:15 - Revised Standard Version For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For all [these] things are [taking place] for your sake, so that the more grace (divine favor and spiritual blessing) extends to more and more people and multiplies through the many, the more thanksgiving may increase [and redound] to the glory of God. American Standard Version (1901) For all things are for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound unto the glory of God. Common English Bible All these things are for your benefit. As grace increases to benefit more and more people, it will cause gratitude to increase, which results in God’s glory. Catholic Public Domain Version Thus, all is for you, so that grace, abounding through many in thanksgiving, may abound to the glory of God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For all things are for your sakes; that the grace abounding through many, may abound in thanksgiving unto the glory of God. |
Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and pay your vows to the Most High;
He who brings thanksgiving as his sacrifice honors me; to him who orders his way aright I will show the salvation of God!”
We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose.
For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, that I might win the more.
You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us in answer to many prayers.
and not only that, but he has been appointed by the churches to travel with us in this gracious work which we are carrying on, for the glory of the Lord and to show our good will.
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church,
and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus with its eternal glory.
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, that you may declare the wonderful deeds of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
whoever speaks, as one who utters oracles of God; whoever renders service, as one who renders it by the strength which God supplies; in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.