5and not according as we expected, but themselves they did give first to the Lord, and to us, through the will of God,
5and not according as we expected, but themselves they did give first to the Lord, and to us, through the will of God,
2 because in much trial of tribulation the abundance of their joy, and their deep poverty, did abound to the riches of their liberality;
3 because, according to their power, I testify, and above their power, they were willing of themselves,
4 with much entreaty calling on us to receive the favour and the fellowship of the ministration to the saints,
5 and not according as we expected, but themselves they did give first to the Lord, and to us, through the will of God,
6 so that we exhorted Titus, that, according as he did begin before, so also he may finish to you also this favour,
7 but even as in every thing ye do abound, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, that also in this grace ye may abound;
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 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.
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 this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us by the will of God.