Ephesians 4:7-13

New American Standard Bible 1995

⁷ But ^(A)to each one of us ^(B)grace was given ^(C)according to the measure of Christ’s gift. ⁸ Therefore ^[a]it says,

⁹ (Now this expression, “He ^(F)ascended,” what ^[b]does it mean except that He also ^[c]had descended into ^(G)the lower parts of the earth? ¹⁰ He who descended is Himself also He who ascended ^(H)far above all the heavens, so that He might ^(I)fill all things.) ¹¹ And He ^(J)gave ^(K)some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as ^(L)evangelists, and some as pastors and ^(M)teachers, ^12 (N)for the equipping of the ^[d]saints for the work of service, to the building up of ^(O)the body of Christ; ¹³ until we all attain to ^(P)the unity of the faith, and of the ^[e](Q)knowledge of the Son of God, to a ^(R)mature man, to the measure of the stature ^[f]which belongs to the ^(S)fullness of Christ.