2 Corinthians 8:5

And this not as I had expected, but in accordance with the will of God, they first gave themselves to God and to me.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4With earnest entreaty they craved of me the privilege of a share in ministering to the saints in Jerusalem.

6With the result that I have been begging Titus that, as he had been the one to begin the work with you, so he should complete among you this grace also.

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Cross References

Romans 12:1I entreat you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies to Him as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God. This is your reasonable service of worship.

1 Corinthians 6:19Do you not know that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit who is within you, the Spirit whom you have from God?

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 8:2-7

Charity of the Macedonians. ( a. d. 57.) 1 Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; 2 How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. 3 For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves; 4 Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints. 5 And this… Read the whole commentary →

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