Ephesians 4:12 - Amplified Bible - Classic Edition His intention was the perfecting and the full equipping of the saints (His consecrated people), [that they should do] the work of ministering toward building up Christ's body (the church), More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: American Standard Version (1901) for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ: Common English Bible His purpose was to equip God’s people for the work of serving and building up the body of Christ Catholic Public Domain Version for the sake of the perfection of the saints, by the work of the ministry, in the edification of the body of Christ, |