Ephesians 4:4,12 - Compare All Versions

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There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called

to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up

There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call

to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ

For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future.

Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.

There is one body and one Spirit   — just as you were called to one hope  , at your calling 

to equip the saints for the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling

for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling

for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ

You were all called to travel on the same road and in the same direction, so stay together, both outwardly and inwardly. You have one Master, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who rules over all, works through all, and is present in all. Everything you are and think and do is permeated with Oneness.

But that doesn’t mean you should all look and speak and act the same. Out of the generosity of Christ, each of us is given his own gift. The text for this is, He climbed the high mountain, He captured the enemy and seized the plunder, He handed it all out in gifts to the people. Is it not true that the One who climbed up also climbed down, down to the valley of earth? And the One who climbed down is the One who climbed back up, up to highest heaven. He handed out gifts above and below, filled heaven with his gifts, filled earth with his gifts. He handed out gifts of apostle, prophet, evangelist, and pastor-teacher to train Christ’s followers in skilled servant work, working within Christ’s body, the church, until we’re all moving rhythmically and easily with each other, efficient and graceful in response to God’s Son, fully mature adults, fully developed within and without, fully alive like Christ.

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you also were called in one hope of your calling

for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ

There is one body [of believers] and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope when called [to salvation]

[and He did this] to fully equip and perfect the saints (God’s people) for works of service, to build up the body of Christ [the church]

There is one body and one Spirit, just as you too were called to the one hope of your calling

to equip the saints for the work of ministry, that is, to build up the body of Christ