Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 For I know that He who raised from the dead the Lord Jesus, will raise me also with Jesus, and set me at your side in his presence. 15 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. 16 For this reason, as I have said, I do not lose courage, but even though my outward man is wasting away, my inward man is being renewed, day by day.


Cross References

2 Corinthians 1:11

while all of you also are helping me by your prayers; so that from many lips thanksgiving may rise on my behalf for the blessings vouchsafed to me through the intercessions of many.

Romans 8:28

Now we know that all things continually work together for good to those who love God, to those who have been the called according to his purpose.

2 Corinthians 8:19

More than that, he is the one chosen by the churches to accompany me on my journey, in administering this gift of yours for the Lord's glory. And this has my full consent,

2 Corinthians 9:11-12

You yourselves will be enriched with all good things, that you may give ungrudgingly; and your gifts, of which I am the agent, will make men give thanks to God.

1 Corinthians 3:21-23

So let no one make boast in men. For all things are yours;

2 Corinthians 1:4-6

who ever comforts me in all my troubles, so that I may be continually able to comfort those who are in any trouble by the comfort with which God is ever comforting me.

Galatians 1:24

And they were giving glory to God on my account.

Ephesians 3:20-21

Now unto him who, according to his might that is at work within us, is able to do infinitely more than all we ask or even think,

Colossians 1:24

I am now rejoicing in my sufferings on your behalf; and I am filling up in my own body what is yet lacking of the sufferings of Christ in behalf of the church, his Body.

Colossians 3:16-17

Let the word of Christ have its home in you richly, in all wisdom. Teach and admonish one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, ever singing with grace in your hearts unto God.

2 Timothy 2:10

But God's message is no prisoner. That is why I endure everything for the sake of the chosen, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

Hebrews 13:15-16

In his name, then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is the fruit of lips that confess his name.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people, that you may show forth the virtues of Him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light??10 you who once were not a people, but now are the people of God; who were once without mercy, but now you have found mercy.

1 Peter 4:11

If any one preaches, let him always preach as one who utters God's truth; if any one serves another, let it be with the strength which God supplies; so that in every way God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory and dominion for ever and ever, Amen.

Revelation 4:8-11

And the four Living Creatures, each one with six wings, are full of eyes round about and within; day and night they are chanting ceaselessly. "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty. Who was, and who is, and who is to come."

Revelation 5:8-14

When he took the book, the four Living Creatures and the four and twenty Elders fell down before the Lamb. And each had a harp and a golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

Revelation 19:4-6

Then the four and twenty Elders and the four beasts fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying, "Amen, Hallelujah!"

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