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Ephesians 4:11–12

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11So Christ himself gavem the apostles,n the prophets,o the evangelists,p the pastors and teachers,q 12to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christr may be built ups

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  1. mver 8
  2. n1 Co 12:28; Eph 2:20; 3:5; 2 Pe 3:2; Jude 17
  3. oSee Ac 11:27; Ro 12:6; 1 Co 12:10, 28; 13:2, 8; 14:1, 39; Eph 2:20; 3:5; 2 Pe 3:2
  4. pAc 21:8; 2 Ti 4:5
  5. qAc 13:1; Ro 2:21; 12:7; 1 Co 12:28; 14:26; 1 Ti 1:7; Jas 3:1
  6. rSee 1 Co 12:27
  7. sSee Ro 14:19

In other versions

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,

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,

KJV 1900King James Version

And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: