Ephesians 4:11

Gifted Leaders Bring The Church To Maturity

¹⁰ The one who descended himself is also the one who ascended above all the heavens, in order that he might fill all [things]. ¹¹ And he himself gave some [as] apostles and some [as] prophets and some [as] evangelists and some [as] pastors and teachers ¹² for the equipping of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for building up the body of Christ,

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Acts 13:1

Now there were prophets and teachers in Antioch in the church that was there: Barnabas, and Simeon (who was called Niger), and Lucius the Cyrenian, and Manaen (a close friend of Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.

Acts 21:8

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

Jeremiah 3:15

Then I will give you shepherds after my own heart and they will feed you knowledge and insight.

Ephesians 4:8

Therefore it says, "Ascending on high he led captivity captive; he gave gifts to men."

2 Timothy 4:5

But you, be self-controlled in all [things], bear hardship patiently, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

2 Chronicles 15:3

Now Israel [has been] without the true God many days, and without a teaching priest, and without law,

Matthew 28:20

teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you, and behold, I am with you all the days until the end of the age."

Acts 20:28

Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock among which the Holy Spirit has appointed you [as] overseers, to shepherd the church of God which he obtained through the blood of his own [Son].

Romans 10:14-15

How then will they call upon [him] in whom they have not believed? And how will they believe [in him] about whom they have not heard? And how will they hear about [him] without one who preaches [to them]?

Romans 12:7

if [it is] service, by service; if [it is] one who teaches, by teaching;

1 Corinthians 12:28-29

and whom God has appointed in the church: first, apostles, second, prophets, third, teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helps, administrations, kinds of tongues.

Ephesians 2:20

built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,

Ephesians 3:5

(which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit):

Hebrews 5:12

For indeed, [although you] ought to be teachers {by this time}, you have need of someone to teach you again the beginning elements of the oracles of God, and {you have need of} milk, not solid food.

1 Peter 5:1-3

Therefore [I, your] fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, [and] also a sharer of the glory that is going to be revealed, exhort the elders among you:

Jude 1:17

But you, dear friends, remember the words proclaimed beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Revelation 18:20

Rejoice over her, heaven and the saints and the apostles and the prophets, because God has pronounced your judgment on her!"

Revelation 21:14

And the wall of the city has twelve foundations, and on them [are] twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.