WEB
KJV
12. For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

ASV
12. for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ:

ESV
12. to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,

ERVEN
12. Christ gave these gifts to prepare God's holy people for the work of serving, to make the body of Christ stronger.

NLT
12. Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.

NET
12. to equip the saints for the work of ministry, that is, to build up the body of Christ,

NLV
12. These gifts help His people work well for Him. And then the church which is the body of Christ will be made strong.

HCSB
12. for the training of the saints in the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ,

YLT
12. unto the perfecting of the saints, for a work of ministration, for a building up of the body of the Christ,

LITV
12. with a view to the perfecting of the saints for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ,

RV
12. for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ:

NCV
12. Christ gave those gifts to prepare God's holy people for the work of serving, to make the body of Christ stronger.

MKJV
12. for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.

AKJV
12. For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

LXXEN



KJV
12. For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

AMP
12. His intention was the perfecting and the full equipping of the saints (His consecrated people), [that they should do] the work of ministering toward building up Christ's body (the church),

KJVP
12. For G4314 PREP the G3588 T-ASM perfecting G2677 N-ASM of G3588 T-GPM the G3588 T-GPM saints G40 A-GPM , for G1519 PREP the work G2041 N-ASN of the ministry G1248 N-GSF , for G1519 PREP the edifying G3619 N-ASF of G3588 T-GSN the G3588 T-GSN body G4983 N-GSN of Christ G5547 N-GSM :

YLT
12. unto the perfecting of the saints, for a work of ministration, for a building up of the body of the Christ,

ASV
12. for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ:

WEB
12. for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ;

NASB
12. to equip the holy ones for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,

ESV
12. to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,

RV
12. for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ:

RSV
12. to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,

NKJV
12. for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ,

MKJV
12. for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.

AKJV
12. For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

NRSV
12. to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,

NIV
12. to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up

NIRV
12. He did it so that they might prepare God's people to serve. If they do, the body of Christ will be built up.

NLT
12. Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.

MSG
12. to train Christians in skilled servant work, working within Christ's body, the church,

GNB
12. He did this to prepare all God's people for the work of Christian service, in order to build up the body of Christ.

NET
12. to equip the saints for the work of ministry, that is, to build up the body of Christ,

ERVEN
12. Christ gave these gifts to prepare God's holy people for the work of serving, to make the body of Christ stronger.