2 Corinthians 8:4-5 ▼

4 begging us insistently for the privilege of participating in the service for [the support of] the saints [in Jerusalem].

5 Not only [did they give materially] as we had hoped, but first they gave themselves to the Lord and to us [as His representatives] by the will of God [disregarding their personal interests and giving as much as they possibly could].