Ephesians 4:11

* The two F.O.G. Bibles & Commentary below are currently a work in progress.

And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;
World English Bible (WEB)
And{G2532} he{G846} gave{G1325}{(G5656)} some{G3303}, apostles{G652}; and{G1161} some, prophets{G4396}; and{G1161} some, evangelists{G2099}; and{G1161} some, pastors{G4166} and{G2532} teachers{G1320};
Strong's King James
(11) And He's surely given the ambassadors, the prophets, the good news proclaimers, the pastors and also teachers
The F.O.G*
[11] These are the leadership gifts He gave to the church: apostles like spiritual architects, prophets like divine interpreters, evangelists like heavenly recruiters, pastors and teachers like spiritual coaches and mentors.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
and He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as proclaimers of good news, and some as shepherds and teachers,
Young's Literal Translation

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