And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, because it was the will of God.2 Corinthians 8:5
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
καὶ οὐ καθὼς ἠλπίσαμεν, ἀλλ᾽ ἑαυτοὺς ἔδωκαν πρῶτον τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ ἡμῖν διὰ θελήματος θεοῦ
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- οὐou“not [only]”Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
- καθὼςkathōs“even as”Conjunction · from καθώς · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
- ἠλπίσαμεν,ēlpisamen“we had hoped,”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from ἐλπίζω · “to hope/expect” · Strong's G1679
- ἀλλ᾽all᾽“but”Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
- ἑαυτοὺςhe'autous“themselves”Reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἑαυτοῦ · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
- ἔδωκανedōkan“they gave”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
- πρῶτονprōton“first”Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from πρῶτος · “first” · Strong's G4413G
- τῷtō“to the”Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- κυρίῳkuriō“Lord”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
- καὶkai“and then”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἡμῖνhēmin“to us”Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- διὰdia“through”Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
- θελήματοςthelēmatos“[the] will”Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from θέλημα · “will/desire” · Strong's G2307
- θεοῦtheou“of God”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)