Ephesians 4:12
World English Bible (WEB)
for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ,
In context
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,
14 that we may no longer be children, tossed back and forth and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;
Ephesians 4:12 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ,
- KJV King James Version
- For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ,
- ASV American Standard Version
- for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ:
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- unto the perfecting of the saints, for a work of ministration, for a building up of the body of the Christ,
- DBY Darby Translation
- for the perfecting of the saints; with a view to [the] work of [the] ministry, with a view to the edifying of the body of Christ;
- WBS Webster Bible
- For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: