2 Corinthians 4:15 (KJV)

Passage

For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 4:13 We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;

2 Corinthians 4:14 Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.

2 Corinthians 4:15 For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.

2 Corinthians 4:16 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "grace", "sakes", "abundant", "might", "through", "thanksgiving", and "redound". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "grace", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Knowing that he which raised up the..." into verse 16's "For which cause we faint not but...", so "all things" and "grace" belong inside that flow. In 2 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "all things" and "grace" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.