Ephesians 4
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Ephesians 4:11-13

11And He 1gaveG1325 2someG3588G3303 as apostlesG652, someG3588 as prophetsG4396, someG3588 as 3evangelistsG2099, someG3588 as 4pastorsG4166 and 5teachersG1320,

126for the equippingG2677 of the 7saintsG40 for the workG2041 of ministryG1248, for the buildingG3619 upG3619 of 8the bodyG4983 of ChristG5547;

13untilG3360 we allG3956 attainG2658 to 9the unityG1775 of the faithG4102, and of the 1011knowledgeG1922 of the SonG5207 of GodG2316, to a 12matureG5046 manG435, to the measureG3358 of the statureG2244 13which belongs to the 14fullnessG4138 of ChristG5547.

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Notes

  1. 1. Ephesians 4:11 Eph 4:8 ↩
  2. 2. Ephesians 4:11 Acts 13:1; 1 Cor 12:28 ↩
  3. 3. Ephesians 4:11 Acts 21:8 ↩
  4. 4. Ephesians 4:11 From Gr for shepherds ↩
  5. 5. Ephesians 4:11 Acts 13:1 ↩
  6. 6. Ephesians 4:12 2 Cor 13:9 ↩
  7. 7. Ephesians 4:12 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
  8. 8. Ephesians 4:12 1 Cor 12:27; Eph 1:23 ↩
  9. 9. Ephesians 4:13 Eph 4:3, 5 ↩
  10. 10. Ephesians 4:13 Or true knowledge ↩
  11. 11. Ephesians 4:13 John 6:69; Eph 1:17; Phil 3:10 ↩
  12. 12. Ephesians 4:13 1 Cor 14:20; Col 1:28; Heb 5:14 ↩
  13. 13. Ephesians 4:13 Lit of the fullness ↩
  14. 14. Ephesians 4:13 John 1:16; Eph 1:23 ↩

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