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 going even farther than our hope, they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us after the purpose of God.

και ουχι μονον καθως ηλπισαμεν, αλλ' εαυτους εδωκαν πρωτον εις τον Κυριον και εις ημας δια θεληματος του Θεου,

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.