BLV
5.
καὶ CONJ
G2532 οὐ PRT-N
G3756 καθὼς ADV
G2531 ἠλπίσαμεν V-AAI-1P
G1679 ἀλλὰ CONJ
G235 ἑαυτοὺς F-3APM
G1438 ἔδωκαν V-AAI-3P
G1325 πρῶτον ADV-S
G4412 τῷ T-DSM
G3588 κυρίῳ N-DSM
G2962 καὶ CONJ
G2532 ἡμῖν P-1DP
G2248 διὰ PREP
G1223 θελήματος N-GSN
G2307 θεοῦ,N-GSM
G2316
MHB
BHS
ALEP
WLC
KJV
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.
KJVP
5. And G2532 [this] [they] [did,] not G3756 as G2531 we hoped, G1679 but G235 first G4412 gave G1325 their own selves G1438 to the G3588 Lord, G2962 and G2532 unto us G2254 by G1223 the will G2307 of God. G2316
YLT
5. and not according as we expected, but themselves they did give first to the Lord, and to us, through the will of God,
ASV
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.
WEB
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.
ESV
5. and this, not as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us.
RV
5. and {cf15i this}, not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us by the will of God.
RSV
5. and this, not as we expected, but first they gave themselves to the Lord and to us by the will of God.
NLT
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.
NET
5. 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.
ERVEN
5. And they gave in a way that we did not expect: They gave themselves to the Lord and to us before they gave their money. This is what God wants.