2 Corinthians 8:5 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
2 Corinthians 8:5 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 2 Corinthians 8:515 words
καὶkaiand / also
οὐounot
καθὼςkathōsaccording to, (according, even) as
ἠλπίσαμενēlpisamenhope
ἀλλ’all’and, but (even), howbeit
ἑαυτοὺςheautousalone, her (own, -self)
ἔδωκανedōkangive
πρῶτονprōtonbefore, beginning, best
τῷtōthe
κυρίῳkyriōLord
καὶkaiand / also
ἡμῖνhēminI
διὰdiathrough / because of
θελήματοςthelēmatosdesire, pleasure, will
θεοῦtheouGod
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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