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2 Corinthians 4:15

Eastern Fathers

Theophylact of Ohrid

And hinting at the false apostles, who said that through their mediation the blessings of God were communicated to their disciples, he says: "all things are for your sakes," even the resurrection itself, and not for the sake of this one or that one. God does this and grants grace to many, so that as grace abounds, thanksgiving also may abound, being offered by many to the glory of God. Therefore the false apostles, by attributing the grace of God to themselves, also obscure its glory.

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Western Saints

Thomas Aquinas

And well can I say this with certainty, because all things are for your benefit. For all things, the sufferings we endure, the graces we receive from God, are for your sake, namely, that you be instructed by our example. And this, therefore, so that as grace extends from us, in you to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving to the glory of God, i.e., that many may thank God for so great a favor: "Always and for everything giving thanks in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father" (Eph. 5:20).

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