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NASB | Ephesians 4:11 And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 4:11 And [His gifts to the church were varied and] He Himself appointed some as apostles [special messengers, representatives], some as prophets [who speak a new message from God to the people], some as evangelists [who spread the good news of salvation], and some as pastors and teachers [to shepherd and guide and instruct], |
Subject: Individualistic Bible reading unbiblical |
Bible Note: "*Individualistic* reading of the Bible is unbiblical." Holman Christian Standard Bible. Ephesians 4:11-12 And He personally gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and *teachers*, for the training of the saints in the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ, (emphasis added) "The Scriptures themselves demand, and the Lord supplies, teachers to help the church understand God's Word. This does not negate the individual reading of Scripture (say, by the Ethiopian eunuch) but means that members of the body need one another in their diversity of gifts, just as the Ethiopian needed Philip. *Individualistic* reading of the Bible is unbiblical" (emphasis added). ("We Really Do Need Another Bible Translation" by Raymond C. Van Leeuwen, writing in Christianity Today, October 22, 2001. Van Leeuwen is professor of New Testament at Eastern College in St. Davids, Pennsylvania.) |