2 Corinthians 8:5 - English Standard Version 2016

⁵ 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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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ Nor [was this gift of theirs merely the contribution] that we expected, but first they gave themselves to the Lord and to us [as His agents] by the will of God [entirely disregarding their personal interests, they gave as much as they possibly could, having put themselves at our disposal to be directed by the will of God]–

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

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

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ 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,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

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1 Chronicles 12:18

Then the Spirit clothed Amasai, chief of the thirty, and he said, “We are yours, O David, and with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers! For your God helps you.” Then David received them and made them officers of his troops.

2 Chronicles 30:12

The hand of God was also on Judah to give them one heart to do what the king and the princes commanded by the word of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 30:8

Do not now be stiff-necked as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to the Lord and come to his sanctuary, which he has consecrated forever, and serve the Lord your God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you.

Jeremiah 31:33

For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Zechariah 13:9

And I will put this third into the fire, and refine them as one refines silver, and test them as gold is tested. They will call upon my name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are my people’; and they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”

Romans 12:1

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

Romans 6:13

Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness.

1 Corinthians 1:1

Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and our brother Sosthenes,

2 Corinthians 4:5

For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.

2 Corinthians 8:1

We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia,

1 Samuel 1:28

Therefore I have lent him to the Lord. As long as he lives, he is lent to the Lord.” And he worshiped the Lord there.