And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers,
“‘And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.
And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,
As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.
Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men.”
which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.
if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching;
For a long time Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest and without law,
So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.
For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food,
Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, for God has given judgment for you against her!”
On the next day we departed and came to Caesarea, and we entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.
Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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