Parallel Verses
Montgomery New Testament
And this not as I had expected, but in accordance with the will of God, they first gave themselves to God and to me.
New American Standard Bible
and this, not as we had
King 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.
Holman Bible
and not just as we had hoped. Instead, they gave themselves especially to the Lord, then to us by God’s will.
International Standard Version
We did not expect that! They gave themselves to the Lord first and then to us, since this was God's will.
A Conservative Version
And it was not as we expected, but first they gave themselves to the Lord and to us through the will of God,
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
Not only [did they give materially] as we had hoped, but first they gave themselves to the Lord and to us [as His representatives] by the will of God [disregarding their personal interests and giving as much as they possibly could].
An Understandable Version
And they did not [just] do as we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and [then] to us through the will of God.
Anderson New Testament
and they did this, not only as we had hoped, but they gave them selves first to the Lord, and then to us, through the will of God;
Bible in Basic English
And going even farther than our hope, they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us after the purpose of God.
Common New Testament
And they did not do as we expected, but they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us by the will of God.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and in this they out-did my expectation; such was the divine pleasure, they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then made me an offer to go themselves to Corinth.
Darby Translation
And not according as we hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord, and to us by God's will.
Godbey New Testament
and not as we hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord, and to us through the will of God:
Goodspeed New Testament
They did far more than I hoped, for first in obedience to God's will, they gave themselves to the Lord, and to me.
John Wesley New Testament
And this they did, not as we hoped; but first gave themselves to the Lord, and to us by the will of God:
Julia Smith Translation
And not as we hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord, and to us by the will of God.
King James 2000
And this they did, not as we expected, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
and not just as we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and [then] to us, by the will of God.
Modern King James verseion
And not as we hoped, but first they gave themselves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And this they did, not as we looked for; but gave their own selves first to the Lord, and after unto us by the will of God:
Moffatt New Testament
They have done more than I expected; they gave themselves to the Lord, to begin with, and then (for so God willed it) they put themselves at my disposal.
NET Bible
And they did this not just as we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and to us by the will of God.
New Heart English Bible
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.
Noyes New Testament
and this, not as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and to us by the will of God;
Sawyer New Testament
and not as we hoped, but they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us by the will of God,
The Emphasized Bible
And, not merely as we hoped, but, themselves, gave they, first, unto the Lord and unto us through God's will,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And not [merely] as we hoped, but gave themselves first to the Lord, and to us according to the will of God.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And that, not only in the way we had expected; but first they gave themselves to the Lord, and to us also, in accordance with God's will.
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:
Weymouth New Testament
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.
Williams New Testament
They did not do as I expected but even more; they first by God's will gave themselves to the Lord, and then to me;
World English Bible
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.
Worrell New Testament
and they did this not as we hoped, but they first gave themselves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God;
Worsley New Testament
And this they did not merely as we hoped, but first gave themselves unto the Lord, and to us by the will of God.
Youngs Literal Translation
and not according as we expected, but themselves they did give first to the Lord, and to us, through the will of God,
Themes
Consecration » Examples of personal
Liberality » Extraordinary--exemplified » Churches of macedonia
Macedonia » The congregation in, sends contributions to the poor saints in jerusalem
the Macedonian empire » Liberality of the churches of
Missionaries » In first giving their own selves to the lord
Poor » Kindness to » Congregations of macedonia and achaia
The poor » Regard for--exemplified
Topics
Interlinear
heautou
Dia
References
Hastings
Morish
Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Corinthians 8:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Generosity In Giving
4 With earnest entreaty they craved of me the privilege of a share in ministering to the saints in Jerusalem. 5 And this not as I had expected, but in accordance with the will of God, they first gave themselves to God and to me. 6 With the result that I have been begging Titus that, as he had been the one to begin the work with you, so he should complete among you this grace also.
Names
Cross References
Romans 6:13
Do not continue to present any part of your body to sin to be used as a weapon of unrighteousness. On the contrary, be presenting yourselves to God, as alive from the dead, and the various parts of your bodies to be used as weapons of righteousness.
Romans 12:1
I entreat you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies to Him as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God. This is your reasonable service of worship.
Romans 14:7-9
For not one of us lives unto himself, and not one dies unto himself.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Do you not know that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit who is within you, the Spirit whom you have from God?
2 Corinthians 4:5
It is not myself that I proclaim, but Christ Jesus as Master, and myself that I proclaim, and myself your slave for Jesus' sake.
2 Corinthians 5:14-15
For the love of Christ overmasters me; because I thus judge that if One has died for all, then all have died;
2 Corinthians 8:1
Now, brothers, I wish to tell you about the grace of God which has been manifest in the churches of Macedonia.