2 Corinthians 8:5 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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

English 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.

English Amplified

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]--

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

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]–

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

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

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

They did more than we had even hoped for! First, they gave themselves to the Lord. Then they also gave themselves to us. They did that because God wanted them to do it.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

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.

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

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.

English God's Word - GW 1995

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

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

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

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

This they did, not as we expected. First, they gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the will of God.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

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

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

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.

English NIV

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.

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

Best of all, they went beyond our highest hopes, for their first action was to dedicate themselves to the Lord and to us for whatever directions God might give them.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

They exceeded our expectations by first dedicating themselves fully to the Lord and then to us, according to God’s pleasure.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Best of all, they went beyond our highest hopes, for their first action was to dedicate themselves to the Lord and to us, for whatever directions God might give to them through us.

English Tyndale 1537

And this they did, not as we looked for: but gave their own selves first to the Lord, and after unto us by the will of God:

2 Corinthians 8:5 — Compare Translations