2 Corinthians 8:5 KJV — MannaFest

2 Corinthians 8:5

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.

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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.

WEB

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.

YLT

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

DBT

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

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2 Corinthians — Paul's most personal letter. A defense of gospel ministry under pressure — comfort and conflict, giving and glory, weakness and power — with the tone shifting markedly at chapter 10.

Author: Paul, with Timothy (1:1)
Date: c. AD 55–56, from Macedonia

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Romans 12:1
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Romans 6:13
Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
Romans 14:7–9
For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.
2 Chronicles 30:12
Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the Lord.
2 Corinthians 8:1
Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;

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), that is, according as it was the will of God they should do, or to be disposed of as the will of God should be, and for his glory. This, it seems, exceeded the expectation of the apostle; it was more than he hoped for, to see such warm and pious affections shining in these Macedonians, and this good work performed with so much devotion and solemnity.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

The giving of themselves takes precedency of their other gifts, as being the motive which led them to the latter (Ro 15:16). by the will of God--not "according to the will of God," but "moved by the will of God, who made them willing" (Php 2:13). It is therefore called (2Co 8:1), "the grace of God."

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

And not as we hoped - That is, beyond all we could hope. They gave themselves to us, by the will of God - In obedience to his will, to be wholly directed by us.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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