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NASB | 1 Corinthians 1:1 Paul, called as an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 1:1 Paul, called as an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, |
Subject: Apostles, Prophets? An Office for Today? |
Bible Note: They are simply the persons in charge of equipping the saints and the Building up of the Body of Christ. Not that you were asking, but a Note on “The Five Fold” ministry: In Eph 4:11 the Greek bible (the original Greek manuscripts) only had four "ministries" being referred to; "pastors and teachers" are connected by kai -- a copulative -- and probably should be hyphenated (pastor-teachers), and definitely should be considered together in union as representing two aspects of the same office. In Greek, the passage reads: Kai autos edoken tous men apostolous, tous de prophetas, tous de euangelistas, tous de poimenas kai didaskalous. Note the copulative kai ("and") between poimenas (pastors) and didaskalous (teachers). |