2 Corinthians 4:15For 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.
The setting
Corinth, Greece, ~55 AD. Paul explains why he endures persecution and suffering — it's all for the Corinthians' spiritual growth...
The emotion here: weary but finding purpose in others' spiritual multiplication
The original word
pleonazō (πλεονάζω) — to increase, multiply like compound interest or viral spread
Why it matters
Ancient letter carriers often died delivering messages across dangerous territories
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Corinthians 4:15
Paul uses financial language — grace 'multiplies' like investment returns through many people
Common misconceptionThis sounds like Paul is trying to earn salvation through good works. He's actually explaining that his suffering has a ripple effect — one person's faith encourages another's.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Corinthians 4:15
Bible Genome reading
2 Corinthians 4:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Corinthians 4:15 comes from the book of 2 Corinthians, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to Paul. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the teaching genre of biblical literature. Key themes include grace, thanksgiving. Notable phrases: grace being multiplied; thanksgiving to abound.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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