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

On the next day, we departed and came to Caesarea. We entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.

But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.

Pastors

Now for a long time Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.

I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. And look, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."

Now in the church that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

or service, let us give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching;

Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all miracle workers?

For when by reason of the time you ought to be teachers, you again need to have someone teach you the rudiments of the first principles of the oracles of God. You have come to need milk, and not solid food.

Therefore, I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed.

General references

You shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons. They are wholly given to him on the behalf of the children of Israel.

They will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him; for they do not know the voice of strangers."

But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the profit of all.

Do not treat prophecies with contempt,