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2 Corinthians 4:15
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KJ21
For all things are for your sakes, that, through the thanksgiving of many, the abundant grace might redound to the glory of God.
ASV
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.
AMP
For all [these] things are for your sake, so that as [God’s remarkable, undeserved] grace reaches to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of [our great] God.
AMPC
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.
BRG
For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
CSB
Indeed, everything is for your benefit so that, as grace extends through more and more people, it may cause thanksgiving to increase to the glory of God.
CSBA
Indeed, everything is for your benefit so that, as grace extends through more and more people, it may cause thanksgiving to increase to the glory of God.
CEB
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.
CJB
All this is for your sakes, so that as grace flows out to more and more people, it may cause thanksgiving to overflow and bring glory to God.
CEV
All of this has been done for you, so more and more people will know how kind God is and will praise and honor him.
DARBY
For all things [are] for your sakes, that the grace abounding through the many may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
DLNT
For all things are for your sakes— in order that grace, having increased through the more people, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
DRA
For all things are for your sakes; that the grace abounding through many, may abound in thanksgiving unto the glory of God.
ERV
All these things are for you. And so the grace of God is being given to more and more people. This will bring more and more thanks to God for his glory.
EASY
In everything that we do, we want to help you. As a result, more and more people are seeing how kind God is. So people are thanking God more and more. And that shows how great God is.
EHV
In fact, all this is for your benefit, so that as grace increases, it will overflow to the glory of God, as more and more people give thanks.
ESV
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.
ESVUK
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.
EXB
All these things are for ·you [your benefit], so that the grace of God that is ·being given [expanding; increasing] to more and more people will bring increasing thanks to God for his glory.
GNV
For all things are for your sakes, that that most plenteous grace by the thanksgiving of many, may redound to the praise of God.
GW
All this is for your sake so that, as God’s kindness  overflows in the lives of many people, it will produce even more thanksgiving to the glory of God.
GNT
All this is for your sake; and as God's grace reaches more and more people, they will offer to the glory of God more prayers of thanksgiving.
HCSB
Indeed, everything is for your benefit, so that grace, extended through more and more people, may cause thanksgiving to increase to God’s glory.
ICB
All these things are for you. And so the grace of God is being given to more and more people. This will bring more and more thanks to God for his glory.
ISV
All this is for your sake so that, as his grace spreads, more and more people will give thanks and glorify God.
PHILLIPS
We wish you could see how all this is working out for your benefit, and how the more grace God gives, the more thanksgiving will redound to his glory. This is the reason why we never collapse. The outward man does indeed suffer wear and tear, but every day the inward man receives fresh strength. These little troubles (which are really so transitory) are winning for us a permanent, glorious and solid reward out of all proportion to our pain. For we are looking all the time not at the visible things but at the invisible. The visible things are transitory: it is the invisible things that are really permanent.
JUB
For we suffer all these things for your sakes that the grace abounding through many may in the thanksgiving redound to the glory of God.
KJV
For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
AKJV
For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
LSB
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.
LEB
For all these things are for your sake, in order that the grace that is increasing through the many may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
TLB
These sufferings of ours are for your benefit. And the more of you who are won to Christ, the more there are to thank him for his great kindness, and the more the Lord is glorified.
MSG
We’re not keeping this quiet, not on your life. Just like the psalmist who wrote, “I believed it, so I said it,” we say what we believe. And what we believe is that the One who raised up the Master Jesus will just as certainly raise us up with you, alive. Every detail works to your advantage and to God’s glory: more and more grace, more and more people, more and more praise!
MEV
All these things are for your sakes, so that the abundant grace through the thanksgiving of many might overflow to the glory of God.
MOUNCE
· For all these things are for your sake, so that as · grace extends to · more and more people, it may increase · thanksgiving to the glory of God.
NOG
All this is for your sake so that, as God’s kindness overflows in the lives of many people, it will produce even more thanksgiving to the glory of God.
NABRE
Everything indeed is for you, so that the grace bestowed in abundance on more and more people may cause the thanksgiving to overflow for the glory of God.
NASB
For all things are for your sakes, so that grace, having spread to more and more people, will cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.
NASB1995
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.
NCB
Indeed, everything is for your sake, so that the grace that is abundantly bestowed on more and more people may cause thanksgiving to superabound, to the glory of God.
NCV
All these things are for you. And so the grace of God that is being given to more and more people will bring increasing thanks to God for his glory.
NET
For all these things are for your sake, so that the grace that is including more and more people may cause thanksgiving to increase to the glory of God.
NIRV
All this is for your benefit. God’s grace is reaching more and more people. So they will become more and more thankful. They will give glory to God.
NIV
All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.
NIVUK
All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.
NKJV
For all things are for your sakes, that grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
NLV
These things happened for your good. As more people receive God’s favor, they will give thanks for the shining-greatness of God.
NLT
All of this is for your benefit. And as God’s grace reaches more and more people, there will be great thanksgiving, and God will receive more and more glory.
NMB
For I do all things for your sakes, so that the abundant grace, through thanks given by many, may redound to the glory of God.
NRSVA
Yes, everything is for your sake, so that grace, as it extends to more and more people, may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God.
NRSVACE
Yes, everything is for your sake, so that grace, as it extends to more and more people, may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God.
NRSVCE
Yes, everything is for your sake, so that grace, as it extends to more and more people, may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God.
NRSVUE
Indeed, everything is for your sake, so that grace, when it has extended to more and more people, may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God.
NTFE
It’s all because of you, you see! The aim is that, as grace abounds through the thanksgiving of more and more people, it will overflow to God’s glory.
OJB
For all things are because of you [2C 1:3-6] that the Chen v’Chesed Hashem, having increased through the many, may increase the hodayah (thanksgiving) to the kavod of Hashem. [1:6]
RGT
For all things are for your sakes, so that that superabundant grace by the thanksgiving of many, may increase to the praise of God.
RSV
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.
RSVCE
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.
TLV
For all things are for your sakes, so that the grace that is spreading through more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow—to the glory of God.
VOICE
All of this is happening for your good. As grace is spread to the multitudes, there is a growing sound of thanks being uttered by those relishing in the glory of God.
WEB
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.
WE
All this is happening for you so that the blessings of God will reach more people. Then more people will thank God. And this will make God's name greater.
WYC
And all things [be done] for you, that a plenteous grace by many thankings be plenteous into the glory of God. [Soothly all things be done for you, that grace being plenteous by many in doing of thanks be plenteous into glory of God.]
YLT
for the all things [are] because of you, that the grace having been multiplied, because of the thanksgiving of the more, may abound to the glory of God;
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