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2 Corinthians 8:5
Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform · Berean Standard Bible
καὶ οὐ καθὼς ἠλπίσαμεν, ἀλλ’ ἑαυτοὺς ἔδωκαν πρῶτον τῷ κυρίῳ, καὶ ἡμῖν διὰ θελήματος θεοῦ
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.