Compare Translations for 2 Corinthians 8:5

5 and not just as we had hoped. Instead, they gave themselves especially to the Lord, then to us by God's will.

5 and this, not as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us.

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.

5 This 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.

5 and this, not as we had expected, but they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us by the will of God.

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.

5 And not only as we had hoped, but they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the will of God.

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.

5 and this, not merely as we expected; they gave themselves first to the Lord and, by the will of God, to us,

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.

5 And going even farther than our hope, they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us after the purpose of God.

5 They even exceeded our expectations, because they gave themselves to the Lord first and to us, consistent with God's will.

5 They even exceeded our expectations, because they gave themselves to the Lord first and to us, consistent with God's will.

5 Also, they didn't do this in the way we had expected, but first they gave themselves to the Lord, which means, by God's will, to us.

5 And not according as we hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord, and to us by God's will.

5 It was more than we could have hoped for! First they gave themselves to the Lord; and then, by God's will they gave themselves to us as well.

5 It was more than we could have hoped for! First they gave themselves to the Lord; and then, by God's will they gave themselves to us as well.

5 They did more than we had expected. First, they gave themselves to the Lord and to us, since this was God's will.

5 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.

5 And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord and then unto us by the will of God.

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.

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.

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.

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.

5 and this, not merely as we expected; they gave themselves first to the Lord and, by the will of God, to us,

5 And not as we hoped: but they gave their own selves, first to the Lord, then to us by the will of God;

5 and this, not as we expected, but first they gave themselves to the Lord and to us by the will of God.

5 and this, not as we expected, but first they gave themselves to the Lord and to us by the will of God.

5 καὶ οὐ καθὼς ἠλπίσαμεν ἀλλ’ ἑαυτοὺς ἔδωκαν πρῶτον τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ ἡμῖν διὰ θελήματος θεοῦ,

5 And this they did, not as we had hoped, but first they gave themselves to the Lord and unto us by the will of God,

5 And this they did, not as we had hoped, but first they gave themselves to the Lord and unto us by the will of God,

5 And this they did not as we loked for: but gave their awne selves fyrst to the lorde and after vnto vs by the will of God:

5 et non sicut speravimus sed semet ipsos dederunt primum Domino deinde nobis per voluntatem Dei

5 et non sicut speravimus sed semet ipsos dederunt primum Domino deinde nobis per voluntatem Dei

5 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:

5 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.

5 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.

5 And not as we hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord, afterward to us by the will of God.

5 and not according as we expected, but themselves they did give first to the Lord, and to us, through the will of God,