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Ephesians 4:11
And He gave some to be apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,
And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
And [His gifts to the church were varied and] He Himself appointed some as apostles [special messengers, representatives], some as prophets [who speak a new message from God to the people], some as evangelists [who spread the good news of salvation], and some as pastors and teachers [to shepherd and guide and instruct],
And His gifts were [varied; He Himself appointed and gave men to us] some to be apostles (special messengers), some prophets (inspired preachers and expounders), some evangelists (preachers of the Gospel, traveling missionaries), some pastors (shepherds of His flock) and teachers.
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
And he himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,
He gave some apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers.
Furthermore, he gave some people as emissaries, some as prophets, some as proclaimers of the Good News, and some as shepherds and teachers.
Christ chose some of us to be apostles, prophets, missionaries, pastors, and teachers,
and *he* has given some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some shepherds and teachers,
And He Himself gave some as apostles, and others as prophets, and others as evangelists, and others as shepherds and teachers,
And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and other some evangelists, and other some pastors and doctors,
And that same Christ gave these gifts to people: He made some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to go and tell the Good News, and some to care for and teach God’s people.
It was Christ who chose to give different gifts to his people. He chose some to be apostles. He chose some to speak messages from God. He chose some to tell God's good news to many people. He chose some to take care of his people, and to teach them.
He himself gave the apostles, as well as the prophets, as well as the evangelists, as well as the pastors and teachers,
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers,
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers,
And ·Christ gave gifts to people—he made some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to go and tell the Good News, and some to have the work of caring for and teaching God’s people [L he himself gave apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors/shepherds, and teachers].
He therefore gave some to be Apostles, and some Prophets, and some Evangelists, and some Pastors, and Teachers,
He also gave apostles, prophets, missionaries, as well as pastors and teachers as gifts ⌞to his church⌟.
It was he who “gave gifts to people”; he appointed some to be apostles, others to be prophets, others to be evangelists, others to be pastors and teachers.
And He personally gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,
And Christ gave gifts to men—he made some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to go and tell the Good News, and some to have the work of caring for and teaching God’s people.
And it is he who gifted some to be apostles, others to be prophets, others to be evangelists, and still others to be pastors and teachers,
His “gifts to men” were varied. Some he made his messengers, some prophets, some preachers of the Gospel; to some he gave the power to guide and teach his people. His gifts were made that Christians might be properly equipped for their service, that the whole body might be built up until the time comes when, in the unity of the common faith and common knowledge of the Son of God, we arrive at real maturity—that measure of development which is meant by the “fullness of Christ”.
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers,
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
And He Himself gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,
And he himself gave some as apostles and some as prophets and some as evangelists and some as pastors and teachers
Some of us have been given special ability as apostles; to others he has given the gift of being able to preach well; some have special ability in winning people to Christ, helping them to trust him as their Savior; still others have a gift for caring for God’s people as a shepherd does his sheep, leading and teaching them in the ways of God.
But that doesn’t mean you should all look and speak and act the same. Out of the generosity of Christ, each of us is given his own gift. The text for this is, He climbed the high mountain, He captured the enemy and seized the plunder, He handed it all out in gifts to the people. Is it not true that the One who climbed up also climbed down, down to the valley of earth? And the One who climbed down is the One who climbed back up, up to highest heaven. He handed out gifts above and below, filled heaven with his gifts, filled earth with his gifts. He handed out gifts of apostle, prophet, evangelist, and pastor-teacher to train Christ’s followers in skilled servant work, working within Christ’s body, the church, until we’re all moving rhythmically and easily with each other, efficient and graceful in response to God’s Son, fully mature adults, fully developed within and without, fully alive like Christ.
He gave some to be apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers,
And it was he who gave the apostles, the · prophets, the · evangelists, the · pastors and teachers,
He also gave apostles, prophets, missionaries, as well as pastors and teachers as gifts to his church.
And he gave some as apostles, others as prophets, others as evangelists, others as pastors and teachers,
And He gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, some as pastors and teachers,
And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,
It was he who established some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,
And Christ gave gifts to people—he made some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to go and tell the Good News, and some to have the work of caring for and teaching God’s people.
And he himself gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,
So Christ himself gave the gift of the apostles to the church. He gave the prophets and those who preach the good news. And he also gave the pastors and teachers as a gift to the church.
So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers,
So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers,
And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,
Christ gave gifts to men. He gave to some the gift to be missionaries, some to be preachers, others to be preachers who go from town to town. He gave others the gift to be church leaders and teachers.
Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers.
And the very same made some apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some shepherds, and some teachers,
The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,
The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,
The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,
He himself granted that some are apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers
So these were the gifts that he gave. Some were to be apostles, others prophets, others evangelists, and others pastors and teachers.
And He gave some to be shlichim, and some nevi’im, and some gifted to be used in Kiruv efforts for Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, and some supervising mashgichim ruchaniyim (spiritual overseers) who are ro’im and morim in the Kehillah,
He, indeed, gave some to be Apostles, and some Prophets, and some Evangelists, and some Pastors, and Teachers,
And his gifts were that some should be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,
And his gifts were that some should be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,
He Himself gave some to be emissaries, some as prophets, some as proclaimers of the Good News, and some as shepherds and teachers—
It was the risen One who handed down to us such gifted leaders—some emissaries, some prophets, some evangelists, as well as some pastor-teachers—
He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;
The gifts he gave are these: some are to be apostles; some prophets; some evangelists; some pastors and teachers.
And he gave some apostles, some prophets, others evangelists, others shepherds and teachers,
and He gave some [as] apostles, and some [as] prophets, and some [as] proclaimers of good news, and some [as] shepherds and teachers,
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