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2 Corinthians 8:5

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GenerosityServing others

3 For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord,

4 they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.

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.

6 So we urged Titus to help complete your act of grace, just as he had started it.

7 But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you —see that you also excel in this grace of giving.

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BSB
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.
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.
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.
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.
DARBY
And not according as we hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord, and to us by God's will.
BLB
And not even as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and to us by the will of God.
ÅB
og de gav ikke bare slik som vi håpet, men de gav seg selv først til Herren og til oss ved Guds vilje,
OTB
Og dette, utover hva vi hadde forventet, for de viet først seg selv til Herren og til oss i samsvar med Guds vilje.
B1930
og de gav ikke bare således som vi håpet, men de gav sig selv først til Herren og til oss ved Guds vilje,

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  • Romans 12:1

    Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

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  • Romans 14:7–9

    For none of us lives to himself alone, and none of us dies to himself alone.

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  • Romans 6:13

    Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.

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  • 2 Corinthians 8:1

    Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.

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  • 2 Chronicles 30:12

    Moreover, the power of God was on the people in Judah to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and his officials according to the word of the LORD.

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  • 2 Corinthians 5:14–15

    For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.

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  • 1 Chronicles 12:18

    Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.

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  • 1 Samuel 1:28

    I now dedicate the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the LORD.” So they worshiped the LORD there.

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