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

And they did not do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us in keeping with God's will.

And this is beyond what we had hoped, since they gave themselves, first of all to the Lord, and then also to us, through the will of God