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.
And they exceeded our expectations: They gave themselves first of all to the Lord, and then by the will of God also to us.
καὶ οὐ καθὼς ἠλπίσαμεν, ἀλλ' ἑαυτοὺς ἔδωκαν πρῶτον τῷ Κυρίῳ, καὶ ἡμῖν διὰ θελήματος Θεοῦ
kai oy kathōs ēlpisamen, all' eaytoys edōkan prōton tō Kyriō, kai ēmin dia thelēmatos Theoy
