2 Corinthians 4:15 (WEB)

Passage

For all things are for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound to 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 I spoke.”Psalm 116:10 We also believe, and therefore also we 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, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.

2 Corinthians 4:16 Therefore we don’t faint, 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, works 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 who raised the Lord..." into verse 16's "Therefore we don t faint but though...", 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.