2 Corinthians 8:4–5
2 Corinthians 8:4–5 — The New International Version (NIV)
4 they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the Lord’s people. 5 And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us.
2 Corinthians 8:4–5 — English Standard Version (ESV)
4 begging us earnestly for the favor of taking part in the relief of the saints— 5 and this, not as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us.
2 Corinthians 8:4–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
4 Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints. 5 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.
2 Corinthians 8:4–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)
4 They begged us again and again for the privilege of sharing in the gift for the believers in Jerusalem. 5 They even did more than we had hoped, for their first action was to give themselves to the Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do.
2 Corinthians 8:4–5 — New Century Version (NCV)
4 But they begged and pleaded with us to let them share in this service for God’s people. 5 And they gave in a way we did not expect: They first gave themselves to the Lord and to us. This is what God wants.
2 Corinthians 8:4–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)
4 beseeching us with much entreaty in regard of this grace and the fellowship in the ministering to the saints: 5 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.
2 Corinthians 8:4–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
4 begging of us with much entreaty to give effect to the grace and fellowship of the service which was to be rendered to the saints. 5 And not according as we hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord, and to us by God’s will.
2 Corinthians 8:4–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
4 They made an appeal to us, begging us to let them participate in the ministry of God’s kindness to his holy people ⸤in Jerusalem⸥. 5 They did more than we had expected. First, they gave themselves to the Lord and to us, since this was God’s will.
2 Corinthians 8:4–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
4 they begged us insistently for the privilege of sharing in the ministry to the saints, 5 and not just as we had hoped. Instead, they gave themselves especially to the Lord, then to us by God’s will.
2 Corinthians 8:4–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
4 begging us earnestly for the privilege of sharing in this ministry to the saints— 5 and this, not merely as we expected; they gave themselves first to the Lord and, by the will of God, to us,
2 Corinthians 8:4–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
4 requesting of us with much exhortation the favor and the fellowship of the ministry to the saints, 5 and not just as we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, by the will of God.
2 Corinthians 8:4–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
4 they begged us for the chance to share in serving God’s people in that way. 5 They did more than we expected. First they gave themselves to the Lord. Then they gave themselves to us in keeping with what God wanted.
2 Corinthians 8:4–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
4 begging us with much urging for the favor of participation in the support of the saints,
5 and this, not as we had expected, but they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us by the will of God.