2 Corinthians 4:15
For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.
Cross-references
2 Corinthians 1:4-6 shows the same pattern: suffering for others' sake, leading to comfort and thanksgiving — the very logic Paul applies here.
2 Corinthians 1:6 describes Paul's sufferings for their comfort — a parallel pattern of ministry for their benefit in the same letter.
2 Corinthians 1:11 mentions many giving thanks through prayer — connecting to the thanksgiving from many that magnifies God's glory here.
2 Corinthians 6:10 echoes the paradox of abundance amid hardship, where being poor enriches others, mirroring the overflow of grace to thanksgiving.
2 Corinthians 9:11 says generosity produces thanksgiving to God — mirroring the chain from grace to thanksgiving here.
2 Corinthians 9:12 speaks of service overflowing in thanksgivings to God — similar to the many thanksgivings that result from grace here.
2 Corinthians 8:19 describes an act of grace done for the Lord's glory — linking to the ultimate goal of God's glory in this verse.
Ephesians 3:21 echoes the doxological focus, ascribing glory to God in the church — the same goal as the thanksgiving from multiplied grace.
In Revelation 19:4-6, the heavenly multitude's praise overflows to God's glory — the ultimate fulfillment of this thanksgiving pattern.
Revelation 5:8-11 depicts the Lamb worshipped with song, revealing the eternal worship that the grace-produced thanksgiving anticipates.
Revelation 4:8-11 portrays heavenly beings giving glory and honor to God — the ultimate fulfillment of the thanksgiving that grace aims to produce.
1 Peter 4:11 has the same goal — that God be glorified in all things — matching the purpose of thanksgiving in the main verse.
Hebrews 13:15 calls for a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving — the very fruit that the grace in the main verse is intended to produce.
In 2 Timothy 2:10, Paul endures everything for the elect's salvation — echoing the same suffering-for-others motive here.
Colossians 3:17 commands giving thanks in all actions — the exact grateful response that grace spreading leads to in the main verse.
Colossians 1:24 explicitly states Paul's sufferings are for the sake of the church — directly paralleling the 'for your sakes' in this verse.
Ephesians 1:6 highlights God's grace leading to praise of His glory, directly paralleling the grace that abounds to thanksgiving in 4:15.
Revelation 7:12 lists thanksgiving and glory to God, directly matching the outcome of grace abounding in 4:15: thanksgiving to His glory.
Romans 8:32 shows God gave His Son for us all — the ultimate source of the grace that spreads and causes thanksgiving.
Hebrews 13:16 adds that doing good and sharing are also sacrifices pleasing to God, complementing the thanksgiving response of the main verse.
1 Peter 2:9 declares believers' purpose to proclaim God's excellencies — a response of praise akin to the thanksgiving that abounds to His glory.
Psalm 50:23 links thanksgiving sacrifice to glorifying God — a thematic parallel to the thanksgiving leading to God's glory here.
Galatians 1:24 notes people glorified God because of Paul — paralleling the goal of glory to God through thanksgiving in this verse.