the Week of Proper 20 / Ordinary 25
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Ephesians 4:11
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And He 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,
Here are the gifts he gave to his outfits: the twelve cowboys, the old wise cow bosses, the gatherers, the grow yard bosses, and the clinicians.
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* has given some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some shepherds and teachers,
And He personally gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,
He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;
And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers;
And He Himself appointed some to be Apostles, some to be Prophets, some to be evangelists, some to be pastors and teachers,
And he gaue some, Apostles: and some, Prophets: and some, Euangelists: and some, Pastors, and teachers:
And indeed He gave some to be apostles; and some prophets; and some evangelists; and some pastors and teachers;
And ye same hath set some to be Apostles, some to be prophetes, some to be Euangelistes, some to be shepherdes & teachers,
It is he then that made some, apostles: some, prophets: some, evangelists: and others, 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 he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
And the very same made some Apostles some prophetes some Evangelistes some Sheperdes some Teachers:
And he gave some [to be] 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 [as] apostles, and some [as] prophets, and some [as] proclaimers of good news, and some [as] 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.
It was he who gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,
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,
Christ chose some of us to be apostles, prophets, missionaries, 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.
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers,
Hee therefore gaue some to be Apostles, and some Prophets, and some Euangelists, and some Pastours, and Teachers,
And he has assigned some, apostles, and some, prophets, and some, evangelists, and some, pastors, and some, teachers;
He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;
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,Acts 20:28; 21:8; Romans 12:7; 1 Corinthians 12:28; Ephesians 2:20; 2 Timothy 4:5;">[xr]
And he gave some who (are) apostles, and some who (are) prophets, and some who (are) evangelists, and some who (are) pastors, and some who (are) doctors;
And he gave some, legates; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers:
And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,
Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the 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.
And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,
And, he, gave - some, indeed, to be apostles, and some, prophets, and some, evangelists, and some, shepherds and teachers, -
And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and other some evangelists, and other some pastors and doctors:
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 gaue some apostles, and some prophetes, and some euangelistes, and some shepheardes and teachers,
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.
And He gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, some as pastors and teachers,
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 yaf summe apostlis, summe prophetis, othere euangelistis, othere scheepherdis and techeris,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
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he: Ephesians 4:8, Ephesians 2:20, Ephesians 3:5, Romans 10:14, Romans 10:15, 1 Corinthians 12:28, Jude 1:17, Revelation 18:20, Revelation 21:14
evangelists: Acts 21:8, 2 Timothy 4:5
pastors: 2 Chronicles 15:3, Jeremiah 3:15, Matthew 28:20, Acts 13:1, Romans 12:7, 1 Corinthians 12:29, Hebrews 5:12, 1 Peter 5:1-3
Reciprocal: Exodus 40:8 - the court Exodus 40:33 - up the court Numbers 3:9 - General Numbers 7:5 - Take it Numbers 12:6 - a prophet Deuteronomy 1:15 - made Psalms 68:11 - Lord Isaiah 30:20 - yet shall Isaiah 61:6 - named Isaiah 62:6 - set watchmen Jeremiah 1:5 - and I ordained Ezekiel 33:7 - I have Daniel 12:3 - wise Matthew 9:38 - the Lord Matthew 10:2 - apostles Matthew 13:27 - the servants Matthew 24:45 - to give Matthew 25:14 - and delivered Luke 1:2 - and Luke 6:13 - apostles Luke 11:49 - I will John 10:5 - General John 17:8 - I have John 17:20 - pray Acts 1:17 - this Acts 6:8 - full Acts 11:27 - prophets Acts 15:32 - being Romans 1:1 - called Romans 12:6 - whether 1 Corinthians 1:1 - an 1 Corinthians 2:6 - them 1 Corinthians 3:22 - Paul 1 Corinthians 12:1 - spiritual 1 Corinthians 12:5 - administrations 1 Corinthians 14:31 - all may learn 2 Corinthians 3:6 - hath Philippians 1:25 - for Colossians 1:28 - teaching Colossians 4:17 - the ministry 1 Thessalonians 5:20 - General 2 Timothy 3:16 - and is James 3:1 - be 1 Peter 4:10 - the manifold 2 Peter 1:1 - an apostle Revelation 11:3 - I will give power
Cross-References
The LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all cattle, and above all wild animals; upon your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.
Behold, thou hast driven me this day away from the ground; and from thy face I shall be hidden; and I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will slay me."
Then the LORD said to him, "Not so! If any one slays Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold." And the LORD put a mark on Cain, lest any who came upon him should kill him.
Then Cain went away from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
And Lamech took two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have cattle.
His brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe.
To Seth also a son was born, and he called his name Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD.
"O earth, cover not my blood, and let my cry find no resting place.
For behold, the LORD is coming forth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity, and the earth will disclose the blood shed upon her, and will no more cover her slain.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he gave some apostles,.... That is, he gave them gifts by which they were qualified to be apostles; who were such as were immediately called by Christ, and had their doctrine from him, and their commission to preach it; and were peculiarly and infallibly guided by the Spirit of God, and had a power to work miracles for the confirmation of their doctrine; and had authority to go everywhere and preach the Gospel, and plant churches, and were not confined to anyone particular place or church; this was the first and chief office in the church, and of an extraordinary kind, and is now ceased; and though the apostles were before Christ's ascension, yet they had not received till then the fulness of the Spirit, and his extraordinary gifts to fit them for their office; nor did they enter upon the discharge of it in its large extent till that time; for they were not only to bear witness of Christ in Jerusalem, in Judea and Samaria, but in the uttermost parts of the earth:
and some prophets; by whom are meant, not private members of churches, who may all prophesy or teach in a private way; nor ordinary ministers of the word; but extraordinary ones, who had a peculiar gift of interpreting the Scriptures, the prophecies of the Old Testament, and of foretelling things to come; such were Agabus and others in the church of Antioch, Acts 11:27
and some evangelists; by whom are designed, not so much the writers of the Gospels, as Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, some of which were also apostles; as preachers of the Gospel, and who yet were distinct from the ordinary ministers of it; they were below the apostles, and yet above pastors and teachers; they were the companions of the apostles, and assistants to them, and subserved them in their work; such were Philip, Luke, Titus, Timothy, and others; these were not fixed and stated ministers in anyone place, as the following officers be, but were sent here and there as the apostles thought fit:
and some pastors and teachers, or doctors; these may be thought to differ, but not so much on account of the place where they perform their work, the one in the church, the other in the school; nor on account of the different subject of their ministry, the one attending to practical, the other to doctrinal points; but whereas the pastors are the shepherds of the flock, the overseers of it, and the same with the bishops and elders, and the teachers may be the gifted brethren in the church, assistants to the pastors, bare ministers of the word; so the difference lies here, that the one has the oversight, and care, and charge of the church, and the other not; the one can administer all ordinances, the other not; the one is fixed and tied to some certain church, the other not: though I rather think they intend one and the same office, and that the word "teachers" is only explanative of the figurative word "pastors" or shepherds; and the rather because if the apostle had designed distinct officers, he would have used the same form of speaking as before; and have expressed himself thus, "and some pastors, and some teachers"; whereas he does not make such a distribution here as there; though the Syriac version reads this clause distributively as the others; and among the Jews there were the singular men or wise men, and the disciples of the wise men, who were their companions and assistants; and it is asked y,
"who is a singular man? and who is a disciple? a singular man is everyone that is fit to be appointed a pastor or governor of a congregation; and a disciple is one, that when he is questioned about any point in his doctrine, gives an answer:''
wherefore if these two, pastors and teachers, are different, it might be thought there is some reference to this distinction, and that pastors answer to the wise men, and teachers to their disciples or assistants; and so Kimchi in Jeremiah 3:15 interprets the pastors there of פרנסים דישרעל, "the pastors of Israel", which shall be with the King Messiah, as is said in Micah 5:5 and undoubtedly Gospel ministers are meant: from the whole it may be observed, that as there have been various officers and offices in the Gospel dispensation, various gifts have been bestowed; and these are the gifts of Christ, which he has received for men, and gives unto them; and hence it appears that the work of the ministry is not an human invention, but the appointment of Christ, for which he fits and qualifies, and therefore to be regarded; and that they only are the ministers of Christ, whom he makes ministers of the New Testament, and not whom men or themselves make and appoint.
y T. Bab. Taanith, fol. 10. 2.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And he gave some, apostles - He gave some to be apostles. The “object” here is to show that he has made ample provision for the extension and edification of his church On the meaning of the word “apostles,” and on their appointment by the Saviour, see the notes on Matthew 10:1.
And some, prophets - He appointed some to be prophets; see the Romans 12:7, note; 1 Corinthians 12:28, note; 1 Corinthians 14:1, notes.
And some, evangelists - see the notes on Acts 21:8; compare 2 Timothy 4:5. The word does not elsewhere occur in the New Testament. What was the precise office of the evangelist in the primitive church, it is now impossible to determine. The evangelist “may” have been one whose main business was “preaching,” and who was not particularly engaged in the “government” of the church. The word properly means “a messenger of good tidings;” and Robinson (Lexicon) supposes that it denotes a minister of the gospel who was not located in any place, but who traveled as a missionary to preach the gospel, and to found churches. The word is so used now by many Christians; but it cannot be proved that it is so used in the New Testament. An explanation of the words which here occur may be found in Neander on the Primitive Church, in the Biblical Repository, vol. iv. pp. 258ff The office was distinct from that of the “pastor,” the teacher, and the “prophet:” and was manifestly an office in which “preaching” was the main thing.
And some, pastors - Literally, “shepherds” - ποιμένας poimenas; compare Matthew 9:36; Matthew 25:32; Matthew 26:31; Mark 6:34; Mark 14:27; Luke 2:8, Luke 2:15, Luke 2:18, Luke 2:20; John 10:2, John 10:11-12, John 10:14, John 10:16, where it is rendered “shepherd and shepherds;” also Hebrews 13:20; 1 Peter 2:25; in Matthew 26:31; Mark 14:27; Hebrews 13:20; 1 Peter 2:25, it is applied to the Lord Jesus as the great shepherd of the flock - the church. It is rendered “pastors” only in the place before us. The word is given to ministers of the gospel with obvious propriety, and with great beauty. They are to exercise the same watchfulness and care river the people of their charge which a shepherd does over his flock; compare the notes on John 21:15-16. The meaning here is, that Christ exercised a special care for his church by appointing “pastors” who would watch over it as a shepherd does over his flock.
And teachers - see the notes on Romans 12:7.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 11. He gave some, apostles — He established several offices in his Church; furnished these with the proper officers; and, to qualify them for their work, gave them the proper gifts. For a full illustration of this verse, the reader is requested to refer to the notes on 1 Corinthians 12:6-10; 1 Corinthians 12:28-30; and to the concluding observations at the end of that chapter.
