Ephesians 4:11

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Ephesians 4:11

And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

Evangelists

Acts 21:8

2 Timothy 4:5

Pastors

General references

Bible References

Evangelists

The next morning we left for Caesarea where we entered the house of Philip the evangelist and one of the seven.

Be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist (preacher of the good news), and fulfill your ministry.

Pastors

Israel was without the true God for a long time. They were without a priest who taught correctly, and without law.

I will give you shepherds after my own heart. They will be shepherds who feed (shepherd) (lead) (tend) you with knowledge and understanding (learning) (reasoning) (insight).

Teach them to observe all the things I have commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.

There were prophets and teachers in the congregation at Antioch. This included: Barnabas, and Simeon called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

or ministry, let us wait on our ministering; or he who teaches on teaching;

Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles?

At this time you should be teachers. But you need someone to teach you again from the beginning the elementary truths from the Word of God. You need milk, not solid food.

I exhort the elders among you. I too am an older man and a witness of the sufferings of Christ. I am also a partaker of the glory that will be revealed.

General references

Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons. The Levites will be the only Israelites given to them.

They will not follow a stranger but will flee from him. They do not know the voice of a stranger.

The manifestation (expression) of the Spirit is given to everyone for a beneficial purpose.

Do not despise prophesying.