New American Standard Bible 2020
Ephesians 4:11-14
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.
1415AsG2443 aG2443 resultG2443, we are 16noG3371 longerG3371 to be childrenG3516, 17tossedG2831 hereG2831 andG2831 thereG2831 byG2831 wavesG2831 and carriedG4064 aboutG4064 by everyG3956 windG417 of doctrineG1319, by the trickeryG2940 of peopleG444, by 18craftinessG3834 19in 20deceitfulG4106 schemingG3180;
Notes
- 1. Ephesians 4:11 Eph 4:8 ↩
- 2. Ephesians 4:11 Acts 13:1; 1 Cor 12:28 ↩
- 3. Ephesians 4:11 Acts 21:8 ↩
- 4. Ephesians 4:11 From Gr for shepherds ↩
- 5. Ephesians 4:11 Acts 13:1 ↩
- 6. Ephesians 4:12 2 Cor 13:9 ↩
- 7. Ephesians 4:12 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people ↩
- 8. Ephesians 4:12 1 Cor 12:27; Eph 1:23 ↩
- 9. Ephesians 4:13 Eph 4:3, 5 ↩
- 10. Ephesians 4:13 Or true knowledge ↩
- 11. Ephesians 4:13 John 6:69; Eph 1:17; Phil 3:10 ↩
- 12. Ephesians 4:13 1 Cor 14:20; Col 1:28; Heb 5:14 ↩
- 13. Ephesians 4:13 Lit of the fullness ↩
- 14. Ephesians 4:13 John 1:16; Eph 1:23 ↩
- 15. Ephesians 4:14 Lit So that we will no longer be ↩
- 16. Ephesians 4:14 1 Cor 14:20 ↩
- 17. Ephesians 4:14 James 1:6; Jude 12 ↩
- 18. Ephesians 4:14 1 Cor 3:19; 2 Cor 4:2; 11:3 ↩
- 19. Ephesians 4:14 Lit with regard to the scheming of deceit ↩
- 20. Ephesians 4:14 Eph 6:11 ↩
Commentaries on Ephesians 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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