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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 8:5Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Corinthians 8:515 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
οὐou
not onlyadverbG3756
καθὼςkathōs
even aswordG2531
ἠλπίσαμενēlpisamen
we had hopedverbG1679
ἀλλ’all’
butwordG235
ἑαυτοὺςheautous
themselvespronounG1438
ἔδωκανedōkan
they gaveverbG1325
πρῶτονprōton
firstadjectiveG4413
τῷ
to thearticleG3588
κυρίῳkyriō
LordnounG2962
καὶkai
and thenwordG2532
ἡμῖνhēmin
to uspronounG1473
διὰdia
throughprepositionG1223
θελήματοςthelēmatos
the willnounG2307
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 8:5

“And” this, “not as we hoped.” This he says with reference both to the amount and to their afflictions. 'For we could never have hoped,' he says, 'that while in so great affliction and poverty, they would even have urged us and so greatly intreated us.' He showed also their carefulness of life in other respects, by saying, “But first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us by the will of God.” 'For in everything their obedience was beyond our expectations; nor…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 16 on Second Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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