¹¹And he gave some, ^gapostles; and some, ^g^hprophets; and some, ⁱevangelists; and some, ^kpastors and ^lteachers; ¹²For the ^mperfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for ⁿthe edifying of ^othe body of Christ:

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Footnotes

gSee ch. 2:20.
gSee ch. 2:20.
hSee Acts 11:27.
kSee Acts 20:28.
lSee Acts 13:1.
mSee 2 Cor. 13:9.
nSo ch. 2:20. See 1 Cor. 14:26.
oSee ch. 1:23.

Cross references

i Acts 21:8. 2 Tim. 4:5.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up

CSBChristian Standard Bible

And he himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ,

NLTNew Living Translation

Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he himself gave some as apostles and some as prophets and some as evangelists and some as pastors and teachers for the equipping of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for building up the body of Christ,