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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,”

Ephesians 4:11

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Paul urges the Ephesians to live in the unity of the Spirit and explains that Christ has given each believer grace. He describes how Christ ascended and gave gifts to his people.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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,

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he gave some [to be] apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he gave some as Apostles, and some, prophets; and some, preachers of the good news; and some to give care and teaching;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and He gave some as apostles couriers, ones dispatched, and some as prophets, and some as proclaimers of good news, and some as shepherds and teachers,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y él mismo dió unos, ciertamente apóstoles; y otros, profetas; y otros, evangelistas; y otros, pastores y doctores;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Y a algunos les dio el don de ser apóstoles; a otros, el don de ser profetas; a otros, el de anunciar las buenas nuevas; y a otros, el don de pastorear y educar al pueblo de Dios.

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