King James Version
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.New International Version
And they did not do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us in keeping with God's will.Catholic Public Domain Version
And this is beyond what we had hoped, since they gave themselves, first of all to the Lord, and then also to us, through the will of God