4:12 to prepare God’s people for works of service, Literally, “toward the equipping of the saints unto work of service.”37 The noun “equipping” (καταρτισμός, katartismos) occurs only here in the N.T. The verb from which it is derived, however, occurs thirteen times. A survey of these uses will show quite clearly what the leaders are to do for “the saints”: 1. To teach (Luke 6:40) 2. To equip with everything good (Heb 13:21) 3. To supply what is lacking (1 Thess 3:10) 4. To prepare for use (Heb
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