哥林多后书 8:5
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.
Context
This verse from 哥林多后书 Chapter 8 connects to 10 cross-references. 约翰一书4：「要试验那些灵，看是否出于神」；凡承认耶稣基督成肉身来的灵就是出于神的；「神就是爱」，爱他的人就认识神；「爱里没有惧怕，爱既完全，就把惧怕除去」；「我们爱，因为神先爱我们。」
其他译本
and this, not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.
and not according as we expected, but themselves they did give first to the Lord, and to us, through the will of God,
And going even farther than our hope, they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us after the purpose of God.
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