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We had hoped (ηλπισαμεν). First aorist active indicative of ελπιζω. "Expected," he means. They went beyond his hopes about them.
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
And this they did, etc. They did not give what we expected only. We knew their poverty, and we expected only a small sum from them.
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Not as we hoped . . .—This means, of course, that they had done what was far beyond his hopes; and here the point lies in the fact that th…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
And this they did, not as we hoped,
That is, "according to our hopes."
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
In describing the nature of the Macedonians’ generosity, Paul makes several observations. First, they gave far more generously than their slender m…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
And not as He expected from them an ordinary degree of willingness, such as any Christian should show; but they went beyond his expectatio…
John Gill
JohnGill
And this they did not as we hoped
All this was unexpected by the apostles, who knew their great affliction and deep …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The grace of God must be acknowledged as the root and fountain of all the good in us, or done by us, at any time. It is great grace and favor from …
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
After exhorting them to good in general, the Apostle now encourages them toward a particular good: contributing to the collection for the saints in…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson