2 Corinthians 4:15 (LSB)

Passage

For all things are for your sakes, so that the grace which is spreading to more and more people may cause the giving of thanks to abound to the glory of God.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 4:13 But having the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, “I believed, therefore I spoke,” we also believe, therefore we also speak,

2 Corinthians 4:14 knowing that He who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and will present us with you.

2 Corinthians 4:15 For all things are for your sakes, so that the grace which is spreading to more and more people may cause the giving of thanks to abound to the glory of God.

2 Corinthians 4:16 Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 4:17 For our momentary, light affliction is working out for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "grace", "sakes", "spreading", "people", "cause", "giving", and "thanks". 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 who raised the Lord..." into verse 16's "Therefore we do not lose heart 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.