Ephesians 4:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:”

Ephesians 4:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ephesians 4:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ephesians 4:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ,”

Ephesians 4:12 — World English Bible

Ephesians 4:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ:”

Ephesians 4:12 — American Standard Version

Ephesians 4:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“unto the perfecting of the saints, for a work of ministration, for a building up of the body of the Christ,”

Ephesians 4:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Ephesians 4:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“for the perfecting of the saints; with a view to [the] work of [the] ministry, with a view to the edifying of the body of Christ;”

Ephesians 4:12 — Darby Translation

Ephesians 4:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For the repairing of the Saintes, for the woorke of the ministerie, and for the edification of the bodie of Christ,”

Ephesians 4:12 — Geneva Bible

Ephesians 4:12 in Context — Ephesians 4

10 El que descendió, él mismo es el que también subió sobre todos los cielos para cumplir todas las cosas.)

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

12 Para perfección de los santos, para la obra del ministerio, para edificación del cuerpo de Cristo;

13 Hasta que todos lleguemos á la unidad de la fe y del conocimiento del Hijo de Dios, á un varón perfecto, á la medida de la edad de la plenitud de Cristo:

14 Que ya no seamos niños fluctuantes, y llevados por doquiera de todo viento de doctrina, por estratagema de hombres que, para engañar, emplean con astucia los artificios del error:

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What Does Ephesians 4:12 Mean?

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