2 Corinthians 4:15 - English Standard Version 2016 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. 更多版本King 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. |
The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God!”
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them.
You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.
And not only that, but he has been appointed by the churches to travel with us as we carry out this act of grace that is being ministered by us, for the glory of the Lord himself and to show our good will.
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up 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 the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.