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Ephesians 4:11

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 11 And he gave some as apostles,+ some as prophets,+ some as evangelizers,*+ some as shepherds and teachers,+

Ephesians 4:11

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 11 And he gave some as apostles,+ some as prophets,+ some as evangelizers,*+ some as shepherds and teachers,+

Ephesians 4:11

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 11 καὶ And αὐτὸς he ἔδωκεν gave τοὺς the (ones) μὲν indeed ἀποστόλους, apostles, τοὺς the (ones) δὲ but προφήτας, prophets, τοὺς the (ones) δὲ but εὐαγγελιστάς, evangelizers, τοὺς the (ones) δὲ but ποιμένας shepherds καὶ and διδασκάλους, teachers,

Ephesians 4:11

King James Version
- 11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

Ephesians 4:11

American Standard Version
- 11 And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

Ephesians 4:11

The Bible in Living English
- 11 and he gave some to be apostles and some to be prophets and some to be preachers of the gospel and some to be pastors and teachers

Ephesians Study Notes—Chapter 4

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 4:11
  
  evangelizers: The Greek word that Paul uses here basically means “those who proclaim, or publish, good news.” The word is related to the Greek term for “gospel,” or “good news,” and it occurs only here and in two other verses in the Christian Greek Scriptures. (2Ti 4:5; see study note on Ac 21:8.) All Christians are commissioned to proclaim the good news. (Mt 24:14; 28:19, 20) However, Paul likely uses the term “evangelizers” here in a special sense, meaning “missionaries.” For example, Paul, Timothy, Barnabas, and Silas traveled far to open up the preaching work in places where the good news had not yet been preached.—Ac 13:2-4; 15:40, 41; 16:3, 4.