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I'm trying to translate a sentence that includes the following phrase:

> ...for offering us eternal life...

Finding a good word for "offer" is apparently a little easier said that done.
jisho.org does say that there's always オファーする, but that seems like a last
resort to me. They don't even mark it as a commonly used word.

That's not to say I haven't found some "commonly used words" for "offer";
jisho.org has many listed. The problem is that they all have alternate
meanings and/or fairly specific contexts in which they're used.

I tried running a search for the word "offer" in the Bible, but I'm reluctant
to go with the Japanese word used in verses having to do with sacrifices, and
in other verses, the Japanese translation I have seems to sort of dodge use of
the word "offer".

I don't want to use a word that is inappropriate in this context, and I am
_especially_ trying to avoid using a word for "offer" that has other, equally
applicable meanings. (This weeds out the prase 提供する, for example, because in
this context, it could imply that we don't have to accept eternal life to
receive it.) So what's a good word?

**EDIT**

Here's the whole sentence:

> Lord, we thank You for all the blessings which You give us everyday,
> especially for what You did for us on the cross and for offering us eternal
> life through Your Son Jesus Christ.
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What's a good word for "offer", as in "...for offering us eternal life..."?
As a Christian who worked at a Christian church in Japan for two years, I can
say this would definitely be translated with 与える; more specifically, 与えてくださる.
The whole sentence would be something like

> 主よ、日々の祝福、そしてまた、十字架の[御業]{み・わざ}によってイエスキリストを通して永遠の命を **与えてくださり** 、（本当に）感謝します。
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