Berean Standard Bible
“And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, through the will of God.”
Paul is writing about the generosity of the Macedonian churches, who gave despite their poverty. He explains how it happened.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, through the will of God.
World English Bible (WEB)
This was not as we had expected, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And going even farther than our hope, they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us after the purpose of God.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and not according as we expected, but themselves they did give first to the Lord, and to us, through the will of God,
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y no como lo esperábamos, mas aun á sí mismos se dieron primeramente al Señor, y á nosotros por la voluntad de Dios.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Y, mejor todavía, sobrepasaron nuestras más altas expectativas: lo primero que hicieron fue dedicarse por entero al Señor y luego se pusieron a nuestra disposición, de acuerdo con la voluntad de Dios.
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