5And they did not do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us in keeping with God's will.
5And they did not do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us in keeping with God's will.
2 Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity.
3 For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own,
4 they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.
5 And they did not do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us in keeping with God's will.
6 So we urged Titus, since he had earlier made a beginning, to bring also to completion this act of grace on your part.
7 But just as you excel in everything--in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us --see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
8:5And [this they did,] not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.
8:5And not as we hoped, but they gave their own selves first to the Lord, then to us by the will of God:
8:5and this , not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.
8:5And not according as we hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord, and to us by God's will.
8:5and this, not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us by the will of God.
8:5And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us by the will of God:
8:5This was not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.
8:5and not according as we expected, but themselves they did give first to the Lord, and to us, through the will of God,
8:5And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us by the will of God.