Therefore He says: "When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men."

being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone,

which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets:

How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear apart from a preacher?

And how shall they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, of those preaching the gospel of good things!"

And [those] whom God has appointed in the church [are]: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, kinds of tongues.

But you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,

"Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced judgment for you against her!"

And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

On the next day those accompanying Paul went forth and came to Caesarea, and entering into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we stayed with him.

You however be watchful in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

And Israel [has been] a long time without the true God, and without a priest to expound [the truth], and without the law.

And I will give you shepherds after My heart, and they shall certainly tend you with knowledge.

teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." Amen.

Now there were some in the church being in Antioch [who were] prophets and teachers: Both Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

whether ministry, [let us use it] in our ministry; whether teaching; in the teaching;

All [are] not apostles, [are they]? All [are] not prophets, [are they]? Are all teachers? [Are] all [workers of] miracles?

For indeed, although you ought to be teachers by this time, again you have need [for someone] to teach you what are the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God; and you have come to need milk and not solid food.

The elders who are among you I exhort, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed;

nor as being masters over the flock [under you], but rather being examples to the flock.