11 translations · Greek
Ephesians 4:11
He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;
Ephesians 4:11 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;
- KJV King James Version
- And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- 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,
- ASV American Standard Version
- And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and He gave some [as] apostles, and some [as] prophets, and some [as] proclaimers of good news, and some [as] shepherds and teachers,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- The gifts he gave were so that some could be apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers,
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and He gave some [as] apostles, and some [as] prophets, and some [as] proclaimers of good news, and some [as] shepherds and teachers,
- DBY Darby Translation
- and he has given some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some shepherds and teachers,
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And he gave some apostles, and some prophets, and other some evangelists, and other some pastors and doctors,
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | Kai | And | G2532 καί and |
| αὐτὸς | autos | [it was] He who | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἔδωκεν | edōken | gave | G1325 δίδωμι to give |
| τοὺς | tous | some | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| μὲν | men | — | G3303 μέν on the other hand |
| ἀποστόλους | apostolous | [to be] apostles | G652 ἀπόστολος apostle |
| τοὺς | tous | some | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δὲ | de | — | G1161 δέ then |
| προφήτας | prophētas | [to be] prophets | G4396 προφήτης prophet |
| τοὺς | tous | some | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δὲ | de | — | G1161 δέ then |
| εὐαγγελιστάς | euangelistas | [to be] evangelists | G2099 εὐαγγελιστής evangelist |
| τοὺς | tous | some | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| δὲ | de | and | G1161 δέ then |
| ποιμένας | poimenas | [to be] pastors | G4166 ποιμήν shepherd |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| διδασκάλους | didaskalous | teachers | G1320 διδάσκαλος teacher |
Related verses
- Jeremiah 3:15
I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.
- 1 Corinthians 12:28–29
God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all miracle workers?
- Ephesians 2:20
being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;
- 2 Timothy 4:5
But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.
- Acts 20:28
Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.
- Matthew 28:20
teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
- Romans 10:14–15
How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher? And how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Good News of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!”
- Ephesians 4:8
Therefore he says, “When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.”
- 2 Chronicles 15:3
Now for a long time Israel was without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law.
- Romans 12:7
or service, let us give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching;
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
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;
Read all of Ephesians 4 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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