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.

and this, not as we had ▼

▼Lit hoped

expected, but they first ^bgave themselves to the Lord and to us by ^cthe will of God.

And they did this not just as we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and to us by the will of God.