Robertson Word Pictures - 2 Corinthians 8:5 - 8:5

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Robertson Word Pictures - 2 Corinthians 8:5 - 8:5


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We had hoped (ēlpisamen). First aorist active indicative of elpizō. “Expected,” he means. They went beyond his hopes about them.

First they gave their own selves (heautous edōkan prōton). First aorist active indicative of didōmi (k aorist). “Themselves they gave first.” That is the explanation of the generous giving.