And He gavesome[as] apostles,and some[as] prophets,and some[as] evangelists,and some[as] pastorsand teachers,
"For manydaysIsraelwas withoutthe true Godand withouta teachingpriestand withoutlaw.
"Then I will giveyou shepherdsafter My own heart,who will feedyou on knowledgeand understanding.
teachingthem to observeallthat I commandedyou; and lo,I amwith you always,evento the endof the age."
Nowthere were at Antioch,in the churchthat was [there], prophetsand teachers:Barnabas,and Simeonwho was calledNiger,and Luciusof Cyrene,and Manaenwho had been broughtup with Herodthe tetrarch,and Saul.
"Be on guardfor yourselvesand for allthe flock,amongwhichthe HolySpirithas madeyou overseers,to shepherdthe churchof GodwhichHe purchasedwith His ownblood.
On the next daywe leftand cameto Caesarea,and enteringthe houseof Philipthe evangelist,who was one of the seven,we stayedwith him.
ifservice,in his serving;orhe who teaches,in his teaching;
Nowthere are varietiesof gifts,but the sameSpirit.
having been builton the foundationof the apostlesand prophets,ChristJesusHimselfbeingthe corner[stone],
whichin othergenerationswas not made knownto the sonsof men,as it has nowbeen revealedto His holyapostlesand prophetsin the Spirit;
Thereforeit says,"WHEN HE ASCENDEDON HIGH,HE LED CAPTIVEA HOST OF CAPTIVES,AND HE GAVEGIFTSTO MEN."
But you, be soberin all things,endure hardship,dothe workof an evangelist,fulfillyour ministry.
For thoughby thistimeyou oughtto be teachers,you haveneedagainfor someoneto teachyou the elementaryprinciplesof the oraclesof God,and you have cometo needmilkand not solidfood.
But you, beloved,ought to rememberthe wordsthat were spoken beforehandby the apostlesof our LordJesusChrist,
"Rejoiceoverher, O heaven,and you saintsand apostlesand prophets,becauseGodhas pronouncedjudgmentfor you againsther."
And the wallof the cityhadtwelvefoundation stones,and on them [were] the twelvenamesof the twelveapostlesof the Lamb.
