2 Corinthians 8:5
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5–7This was totally spontaneous, entirely their own idea, and caught us completely off guard. What explains it was that they had first given themselves unreservedly to God and to us. The other giving simply flowed out of the purposes of God working in their lives.
Copyright 2005 Eugene H. Peterson.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
and this, not as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us.
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and not just as we had hoped. Instead, they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us by God’s will.
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NLTNew Living Translation
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.
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and not just as we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, by the will of God.
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KJV 1900King James Version
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.
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