2 Corinthians 8:5
5Andκαὶnot [only]οὐasκαθὼςwe had hopedἠλπίσαμενbutἀλλ’themselvesἑαυτοὺςthey gaveἔδωκανfirstπρῶτονto theτῷLordκυρίῳand thenκαὶto usἡμῖνby [the]διὰwillθελήματοςof Godθεοῦ,
And not even as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and to us by the will of God.
Vocab difficulty
11.5
Rare words
ἠλπίσαμεν
ἐλπίζω
I hope, hope for, expect