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NASB | Ephesians 4:12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 4:12 [and He did this] to fully equip and perfect the saints (God's people) for works of service, to build up the body of Christ [the church]; |
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Bible Note: Luke was a disciple/ a follower(definition,1 Cor.11:1) of Paul on his second missionary journey joining Paul in Troas or sometime before(Acts16:8) since it is generally accepted that Luke is the writer of the Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles. (You will notice that the writer of Acts begins to use the third person, "we", "us" from this point on, in the book.) From this point on he was his constant companion. He was with Paul when he sent greetings, Col.4:14 and Phile.24 (N.B. Lucas is a variant of Luke as Silvanus is a variant of Silas, evidenced in Paul's writings). |