American Standard Version
"And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; "
— Ephesians 4:11, American Standard Version
“And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;”
“He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;”
“And he himself gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,”
“And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and other some evangelists, and other some pastors and doctors:”
“And he gave some as Apostles, and some, prophets; and some, preachers of the good news; and some to give care and teaching;”
“And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;”
Wherefore he saith, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, And gave gifts unto men.
(Now this, He ascended, what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?
He that descended is the same also that ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.)
And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ:
till we all attain unto the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a fullgrown man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;