2 Corinthians 8:5
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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.”
θέλημα
Will, purpose, desire. Thelema. Your will be done on earth as in heaven. The will of God is not a hidden code to crack. It is a character to reflect and a kingdom to advance.
κύριος
Lord
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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θεός
of God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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πρῶτος
first
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πρῶτος
First, foremost, chief. Protos. The first shall be last and the last first. God constantly reverses human rankings. What the world considers great God may consider least.
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δίδωμι
they gave
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δίδωμι
To give, to grant, to bestow. Didomi. God so loved the world that He gave. Giving is the language of love. The greatest gift is always the giver themselves.
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ἑαυτοῦ
themselves
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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καθώς
even as
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καθώς
just (or inasmuch) as, that
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ἐλπίζω
we had hoped,
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ἐλπίζω
to expect or confide
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