11He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;


In Context

8 Therefore he says, |When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.|

9 Now this, |He ascended,| what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

10 He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.

11 He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

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

13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;

Ephesians 4:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:11And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:11It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:11And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and other some evangelists, and other some pastors and doctors,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:11And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:11and he has given some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some shepherds and teachers,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:11And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:11And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:11and He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as proclaimers of good news, and some as shepherds and teachers,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:11And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;