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Ephesians 4:7-13
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7 But each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ’s gift.(A) 8 Therefore it is said,

“When he ascended on high, he made captivity itself a captive;[a]
    he gave gifts to his people.”(B)

9 (When it says, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended[b] into the lower parts of the earth?[c] 10 He who descended is the same one who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.) 11 He himself granted that some are apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers(C) 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,(D) 13 until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity,[d] to the measure of the full stature of Christ.(E)

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  1. 4.8 Or he led captive a host of captives
  2. 4.9 Other ancient authorities add first
  3. 4.9 Or parts, to the earth
  4. 4.13 Gk to a mature man
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Ephesians 4:7-13
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7 Now to each one of us grace has been given proportionate to the measure of the Messiah’s[a] gift. 8 That is why God[b] says,

“When he went up to the highest place,
    he led captives into captivity
        and gave gifts to people.”[c]

9 Now what does this “he went up” mean except that he also had gone[d] down into the lower parts of the earth?[e] 10 The one who went down is the same one who went up above all the heavens so that all things would be fulfilled. 11 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, 12 to equip[f] the saints, to do the work of ministry, and to build up the body of the Messiah[g] 13 until all of us are united in the faith and in the full knowledge of God’s Son, and until we attain mature adulthood and the full standard of development in the Messiah.[h]

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 4:7 Or Christ’s
  2. Ephesians 4:8 Lit. he
  3. Ephesians 4:8 Ps 68:18
  4. Ephesians 4:9 Other mss. read had first gone
  5. Ephesians 4:9 Or parts, that
  6. Ephesians 4:12 Or perfect
  7. Ephesians 4:12 Or Christ
  8. Ephesians 4:13 Or Christ
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