2 Corinthians 4:15 (ASV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 4:13 But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, I believed, and therefore did I speak; we also believe, and therefore also we speak;

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

2 Corinthians 4:15 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.

2 Corinthians 4:16 Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light affliction, which is for the moment, worketh for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "grace", "sakes", "multiplied", "through", "cause", "thanksgiving", and "abound". 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 that raised up the..." into verse 16's "Wherefore we faint not but though our...", 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.