Ephesians 4:12

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ephesians 4:12

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,

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KJV

King James Version

For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

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WEB

World English Bible

for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ,

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ASV

American Standard Version

for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ:

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

toward the perfecting of the saints for [the] work of ministry, for [the] building up of the body of Christ,

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ephesians 4

¹⁰ He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.

¹¹ And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,

¹² to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,

¹³ until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God, as we mature to the full measure of the stature of Christ.

¹⁴ Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.

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