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forπρὸςthe equippingτὸν καταρτισμὸνof the saintsτῶν ἁγίωνforεἰςthe workἔργονof service,διακονίαςforεἰςthe building upοἰκοδομὴνof the bodyτοῦ σώματοςof the Messiah,τοῦ Χριστοῦ
Ephesians 4:12
Study it in the app“for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, for the building up of the body of the Messiah,”
God gave people with different roles to equip the saintsThe Holy SpiritGod gives different kinds of service so the body grows in loveThe Church and Community
With the Greek beneath
Ephesians 4:12, word by word
- the equippingκαταρτισμὸνkatartismon
equipping
Equipping, making people ready and fit for a task.
Where else “katartismon” appears- of the saintsἁγίωνhagiōn
saints
Believers, set apart because they belong to God.
Where else “hagiōn” appears- the workἔργονergon
task
The job given to someone.
Where else “ergon” appears- of serviceδιακονίαςdiakonias
service
One's task in God's work.
Where else “diakonias” appears- the building upοἰκοδομὴνoikodomēn
building up
Helping others grow in faith.
Where else “oikodomēn” appears- of the bodyσώματοςsōmatos
body
The person in his physical part, living or dead.
Where else “sōmatos” appears- of the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears
The context
11And he himself gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, some as shepherds and teachers,
12 · This verse (above)
13until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of the Messiah,
To study Ephesians 4 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul urge them to do about unity, and how many times does he say "one" (v. 1-6)?
2. What it means
Why do you think Paul contrasts the old way of life with the new, and what specific changes does he name (v. 22-32)?
3. How I live it
Paul writes, "do not let the sun go down on your anger" (v. 26). With whom could you talk calmly today to make something right?