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2 Corinthians 8:5

King James Version

kjv

And not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

oeb-cw

And that, not only in the way we had expected; but first they gave themselves to the Lord, and to us also, in accordance with God’s will.

Open English Bible (US)

oeb-us

And that, not only in the way we had expected; but first they gave themselves to the Lord, and to us also, in accordance with God’s will.