2 Corinthians 8:5
American King James Version (AKJV)
And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us by the will of God.
American Standard Version (ASV)
and this , not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, because it was the will of God.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And going even farther than our hope, they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us after the purpose of God.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
And this is beyond what we had hoped, since they gave themselves, first of all to the Lord, and then also to us, through the will of God,
Darby Bible (DBY)
And not according as we hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord, and to us by God's will.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
And not as we hoped, but they gave their own selves first to the Lord, then to us by the will of God:
English Revised Version (ERV)
and this, not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us by the will of God.
Free Bible Version (FBV)
They didn't just do what we hoped they would do, but they gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us, as God wanted them to do.
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
They not only did this, as we had expected, but first of all in obedience to God’s will they gave their own selves to the Lord and to us.
King James Version (KJV)
And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
This was not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.
Webster Bible (Webster)
And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us by the will of God:
World English Bible (WEB)
This was not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
This was not as we had expected, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and not according as we expected, but themselves they did give first to the Lord, and to us, through the will of God,