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◄ 2 Corinthians 8:5 ►

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.

Chapter Outline

1. He stirs them to a generous gift for the poor saints at Jerusalem, by the example of the Macedonians;
7. by commendation of their former forwardness;
9. by the example of Christ;
14. and by the spiritual profit that shall redound to themselves thereby;
16. commending to them the integrity and willingness of Titus, and those other brothers.

Timeline

57 AD

Paul Writes again to the Corinthians

2 Corinthians 1 - 13

People

Corinthians, Paul, Titus

Places

Achaia, Corinth, Macedonia

Topics

Expected, Farther, God's, Hope, Hoped, Keeping, Obedience, Purpose, Selves, Themselves

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NASB: and this, not as we had expected, but they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us by the will of God.

KJV: 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.

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