Modern Translations New International Versionto equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up New Living Translation Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. English Standard Version to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, Berean Study Bible to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ, New American Standard Bible for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ; NASB 1995 for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; NASB 1977 for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; Amplified Bible [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]; Christian Standard Bible to equip the saints for the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ, Holman Christian Standard Bible for the training of the saints in the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ, Contemporary English Version so his people would learn to serve and his body would grow strong. Good News Translation He did this to prepare all God's people for the work of Christian service, in order to build up the body of Christ. GOD'S WORD® Translation Their purpose is to prepare God's people to serve and to build up the body of Christ. International Standard Version to equip the saints, to do the work of ministry, and to build up the body of the Messiah NET Bible to equip the saints for the work of ministry, that is, to build up the body of Christ, Classic Translations King James BibleFor the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: New King James Version for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, King James 2000 Bible For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: New Heart English Bible for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ; World English Bible for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ; American King James Version For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: American Standard Version for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ: A Faithful Version For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ; Darby Bible Translation for the perfecting of the saints; with a view to [the] work of [the] ministry, with a view to the edifying of the body of Christ; English Revised Version for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ: Webster's Bible Translation For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587For the repairing of the Saintes, for the woorke of the ministerie, and for the edification of the bodie of Christ, Bishops' Bible of 1568 To the gatheryng together of the saintes, into the worke of ministration, into the edifiyng of the body of Christe: Coverdale Bible of 1535 wherby the sayntes mighte be coupled together thorow comen seruyce to the edifienge of ye body of Christ, Tyndale Bible of 1526 yt the sainctes might have all thinges necessarie to worke and minister with all to the edifyinge of the body of christ Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionto the perfecting of the holy ones, for a work of ministry, for a building up of the body of the Christ, Berean Literal Bible toward the perfecting of the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ, Young's Literal Translation unto the perfecting of the saints, for a work of ministration, for a building up of the body of the Christ, Smith's Literal Translation For the adjusting of the holy, for the work of the service, for the building up of the body of Christ: Literal Emphasis Translation To the perfecting of the saints unto the work of ministry, unto the upbuilding of the body of Christ, Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Catholic Public Domain Version for the sake of the perfection of the saints, by the work of the ministry, in the edification of the body of Christ, Translations from Aramaic Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishFor the perfecting of The Holy Ones, for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the body of The Messiah, Lamsa Bible For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: NT Translations Anderson New Testamentfor the complete instruction of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the body of the Christ, Godbey New Testament unto the perfection of the saints, in the work of the ministry, in the edification of the body of Christ: Haweis New Testament for the perfecting the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edification of the body of Christ: Mace New Testament thus fitly qualifying his servants for their respective offices, in order to build up the body of Christ: Weymouth New Testament in order fully to equip His people for the work of serving--for the building up of Christ's body-- Worrell New Testament with a view to the perfecting of the saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ; Worsley New Testament to the edifying of the body of Christ:     |