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2 Corinthians 8:3-5
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
2 Corinthians 8:3-5
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
3 For, as I can bear witness, [they gave] according to their ability, yes, and beyond their ability; and [they did it] voluntarily,
4 Begging us most insistently for the favor and the fellowship of contributing in this ministration for [the relief and support of] the saints [in Jerusalem].
5 Nor [was this gift of theirs merely the contribution] that we expected, but first they gave themselves to the Lord and to us [as His agents] by the will of God [[a]entirely disregarding their personal interests, they gave as much as they possibly could, having put themselves at our disposal to be directed by the will of God]—
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- 2 Corinthians 8:5 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
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