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Ephesians 4:12

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4:12to equip14 the saints for the work of ministry, that is,15 to build up the body of Christ,

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Footnotes

  1. 14 On the translation of πρὸς τὸν καταρτισμὸν τῶν ἁγίων (pros ton katartismon tōn hagiōn) as “to equip the saints” see καταρτισμός. In this case the genitive is taken as objective and the direct object of the verbal idea implied in καταρτισμός (katartismos).
  2. 15 The εἰς (eis) clause is taken as epexegetical to the previous εἰς clause, namely, εἰς ἔργον διακονίας (eis ergon diakonias).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up

CSBChristian Standard Bible

to equip the saints for the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ,

NLTNew Living Translation

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

for the equipping of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for building up the body of Christ,

KJV 1900King James Version

For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: