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Ephesians 4:11
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Ephesians 4:11
11And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
11*And he gaue some, Apostles: and some, Prophets: and some, Euangelists: and some, Pastors, and teachers:
- 1.Cor. 12.28.
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DEFINED WORDS
Ephesians 4:11
Bestowed, delivered, granted, or caused, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Persons sent forth with authority; messengers or ambassadors, especially those commissioned by Christ.
Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Especially, an inspired teacher; He that prophesies.
Meaning drawn from: Cawdrey 1604 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Skeat 1893
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
evangelists
Evangelists: proclaimers or preachers of the gospel.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (headword: evangelist)
Shepherds; by figure, persons entrusted with feeding and overseeing God's people.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Persons who instruct others.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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Open the full verse study15And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
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Open the full verse study28And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
29Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?
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Open the full verse study20And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
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Open the full verse study5But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
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Open the full verse study28¶ Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
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Open the full verse study20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
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Open the full verse study14How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
15And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
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Open the full verse study8Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
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Open the full verse study1THE elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:
2Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
3Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
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Open the full verse study3Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.
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Open the full verse study5Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
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Open the full verse study7Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;
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Open the full verse study12For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.
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Open the full verse study20Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
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Open the full verse study8And the next day we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Cæsarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.
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Open the full verse study1NOW there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
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Open the full verse study17But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
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Open the full verse study14And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
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