Ephesians 4:8-13

English Standard Version

⁸ Therefore it says,

⁹ (^(C)In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into ^(D)the lower regions, the earth?^{[b] 10} He who descended is the one who also ^(E)ascended ^(F)far above all the heavens, that he might ^(G)fill all things.) ¹¹ And ^(H)he gave the ^(I)apostles, the prophets, the ^(J)evangelists, the ^(K)shepherds^[c] and teachers,^{[d] 12 (L)}to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for ^(M)building up ^(N)the body of Christ, ¹³ until we all attain to ^(O)the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, ^(P)to mature manhood,^[e] to the measure of the stature of ^(Q)the fullness of Christ,