Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

All this is for your sake so that, as his grace spreads, more and more people will give thanks and glorify God.

New American Standard Bible

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.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Indeed, everything is for your benefit, so that grace, extended through more and more people, may cause thanksgiving to increase to God’s glory.

A Conservative Version

For all things are for your sakes, so that the grace, which has multiplied because of the thankfulness of the many, may abound for the glory of God.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

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.

An Understandable Version

For everything [i.e., that we have experienced. See verses 8-12] is for your sakes so that [God's] unearned favor, being extended to so many, [in bringing them salvation through Paul's ministry] may result in much thanksgiving in praise to God.

Anderson New Testament

For all these afflictions are for your sakes, that the favor which abounds to me, may, through the thanksgiving of the many, abound richly to the glory of God.

Bible in Basic English

For we go through all things on account of you, because the greater the number to whom the grace is given, the greater is the praise to the glory of God.

Common New Testament

For 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.

Daniel Mace New Testament

for all things are for your sakes, that the grace which was conferr'd upon many, might by the gratitude of so many, redound to the glory of God.

Darby Translation

For all things are for your sakes, that the grace abounding through the many may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.

Godbey New Testament

For all things are for your sakes, in order that the grace, overflowing with thanksgiving through many, may abound unto the glory of God.

Goodspeed New Testament

For it is all for your benefit, in order that as God's favor reaches greater and greater numbers, it may result in more and more thanksgiving in praise of God.

John Wesley New Testament

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

Julia Smith Translation

For all things for you, that grace, having abounded by the many, might abound in thanksgiving to the glory of God.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

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.

Modern King James verseion

For all things are for your sake, so that the superabounding grace might be made to abound through the thanksgiving of the greater number, to the glory of God.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

for all things I do for your sakes, that the plenteous grace by thanks given of many, may redound to the praise of God.

Moffatt New Testament

It is all in your interests, so that the more grace abounds, the more thanksgiving may rise and redound to the glory of God.

Montgomery New Testament

For everything is for your sakes, so that more abundant grace, because of the thanksgiving of many voices, might overflow to the glory of God.

NET Bible

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.

New Heart English Bible

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.

Noyes New Testament

For all things are for your sakes, that the grace abounding by means of the greater number may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.

Sawyer New Testament

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

The Emphasized Bible

For, all things, are for your sakes, in order that, the favour abounding, may, through means of the greater number, cause, the thanksgiving, to superabound unto the glory of God.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace, through the thanksgiving of more persons, may more abound to the glory of God.

Twentieth Century New Testament

For all this is for your sakes, that the loving-kindness of God, spreading from heart to heart, may cause yet more hearts to overflow with thanksgiving, to his glory.

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

For everything is for your sakes, in order that grace, being more richly bestowed because of the thanksgivings of the increased number, may more and more promote the glory of God.

Williams New Testament

For everything is for your sakes, in order that His favor by multiplying the thanksgiving of many may make the cup run over to the praise of God.

World English Bible

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.

Worrell New Testament

For all things are for your sakes, that the grace, abounding through the many, may make the thanksgiving abound, to the glory of God.

Worsley New Testament

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

διά 
Dia 
by, through, with, for, for ... sake, therefore , for this cause , because,
Usage: 527

ὑμᾶς 
Humas 
you, ye, for your sakes Trans, not tr,
Usage: 314

ἵνα 
Hina 
that, to,
Usage: 472

the abundant
πλεονάζω 
Pleonazo 
Usage: 9

χάρις 
Charis 
Usage: 151

περισσεύω 
Perisseuo 
Usage: 31

διά 
Dia 
by, through, with, for, for ... sake, therefore , for this cause , because,
Usage: 527

εὐχαριστία 
Eucharistia 
Usage: 15

of many
πλείων πλεῖον πλέον 
Pleion 
Usage: 40

περισσεύω 
Perisseuo 
Usage: 31

to
εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

the glory
δόξα 
Doxa 
Usage: 141

References

Fausets

Context Readings

Treasure In Earthenware Jars

14 We know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and present us to God together with you. 15 All this is for your sake so that, as his grace spreads, more and more people will give thanks and glorify God. 16 That's why we are not discouraged. No, even if outwardly we are wearing out, inwardly we are being renewed each and every day.

Cross References

2 Corinthians 1:11

as you also help us by your prayers for us. Then many people will thank God on our behalf because of the favor shown us through the prayers of many.

Romans 8:28

And we know that for those who love God, that is, for those who are called according to his purpose, all things are working together for good.

2 Corinthians 8:19

More than that, he has also been selected by the churches to travel with us while we are administering this work of kindness for the glory of the Lord and as evidence of our eagerness to help.

2 Corinthians 9:11-12

In every way you will grow richer and become even more generous, and this will cause others to give thanks to God because of us,

Psalm 50:14

Offer to God a thanksgiving praise; pay your vows to the Most High.

Psalm 50:23

Whoever offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, and I will reveal the salvation of God to whomever continues in my way." To the Director: A Davidic Psalm. When the prophet Nathan came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.

1 Corinthians 3:21-23

So let no one boast about human beings, since everything belongs to you,

2 Corinthians 1:4-6

who comforts us in all our suffering, so that we may be able to comfort others in all their suffering, as we ourselves are being comforted by God.

Galatians 1:24

So they kept glorifying God for what had happened to me.

Ephesians 3:20-21

Now to the one who can do infinitely more than all we can ask or imagine according to the power that is working among us

Colossians 1:24

Now I am rejoicing while suffering for you as I complete in my flesh whatever remains of the Messiah's sufferings on behalf of his body, which is the church.

Colossians 3:16-17

Let the word of the Messiah inhabit you richly with wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, and singing to God with thankfulness in your hearts.

2 Timothy 2:10

For that reason, I endure everything for the sake of those who have been chosen so that they, too, may receive the salvation that is in the Messiah Jesus, along with eternal glory.

Hebrews 13:15-16

Therefore, through him let us always bring God a sacrifice of praise, that is, the fruit of our lips that confess his name.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people to be his very own and to proclaim the wonderful deeds of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

1 Peter 4:11

Whoever speaks must speak God's words. Whoever serves must serve with the strength that God supplies, so that in every way God may be glorified through Jesus, the Messiah. Glory and power belong to him forever and ever! Amen.

Revelation 4:8-11

Each of the four living creatures had six wings and were full of eyes inside and out. Without stopping day or night they were saying, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, who is, and who is coming."

Revelation 5:8-14

When the lamb had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders bowed down in front of him. Each held a harp and a gold bowl full of incense, the prayers of the saints.

Revelation 19:4-6

The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures bowed down and worshipped God, who was sitting on the throne. They said, "Amen! Hallelujah!"

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