ASV: 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.
BBE: And going even farther than our hope, they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us after the purpose of God.
DBY: And not according as we hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord, and to us by God's will.
KJV: 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.
WEY: They not only did this, as we had expected, but first of all in obedience to God's will they gave their own selves to the Lord and to us.
WBS: And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us by the will of God:
WEB: This was not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.
YLT: and not according as we expected, but themselves they did give first to the Lord, and to us, through the will of God,
