2 Corinthians 8:5

NIV: And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us.

NAS: and this, not as we had expected, but they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us by 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.

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

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.

BBE: And going even farther than our hope, they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us after the purpose of God.

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

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

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

WEB: 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.

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