Ephesians 4:11 (WEB)
He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;
Catechism · 3
The Sacrament of Holy Orders
“He continues to act through the bishops.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. LG 21; Eph 4:11.
"From Thence He Will Come Agaln to Judge the Living and the Dead"
“"The kingdom of Christ (is) already present in mystery", "on earth, the seed and the beginning of the kingdom".” — Catechism footnote: LG 3; 5; cf. Eph 4:11-13.
The Church - People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Holy Spirit
- §794Paragraph 2 · The Church - People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Holy SpiritRead at vatican.va
“Christ provides for our growth: to make us grow toward him, our head,” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Col 2:19; Eph 4:11-16.
Fathers and councils · 13
John Damascene
“Let us honour the apostles as the Lord’s brothers, who saw Him face to face and ministered to His passion, for whom God the Father did foreknow He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, first apostles, second prophets, third pastors and teachers.” — editor's note: Ephes. iv. 11.
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“For the clouds which are the Prophets were removed from them, and are for the future in the Church; as Paul says, Let the Prophets speak two or three, and let the others judge; and again, God gave in the Church, some, Apostles, and some, Prophets.” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 11.
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Eusebius of Caesarea
“But the presbyter taking home the youth committed to him, reared, kept, cherished, and finally baptized him.” — editor's note: The same man that is called a bishop just above is here called a presbyter. It is such passages—and they are not uncommon in the early Fathers—that have seemed…
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Augustine of Hippo
“These vessels the Lord cleansing by the remission of sins, sanctifying these spoils wrested from the foe laid prostrate and bound, these He hath divided to the beauty of His House; making some apostles, some prophets, some pastors and doctors, for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the Body of Christ.” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 11.
Read the whole comment“(This we see is the reason why gifts are spoken of; because, as he says elsewhere, “Are all apostles? are all prophets?” etc.) And here he has added, “For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ.”” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 7–12
Read the whole comment“…every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body, unto the edifying of itself in love.”” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 10–16.
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Jerome
“…date, and that a prophet is mentioned named Agabus, and that in the partition of the spirit, prophets are spoken of as well as apostles, teachers and others, and that Paul himself prophesied many things concerning heresies still future, and the end of the world; we tell them that we do not so much reject…” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xii. 28; cf. Eph. iv. 11.
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Ambrose of Milan
“For we can no longer now escape from the duty of teaching which the needs of the priesthood have laid upon us, though we tried to avoid it: “For God gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers.”” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 11.
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Hilary of Poitiers
“And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of ministering.” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 7, 10–12.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“…is beneficial, should be subject to pastoral care and rule, and be guided by word and deed in the path of duty; while others should be pastors and teachers, for the perfecting of the church, those, I mean, who surpass the majority in virtue and nearness to God, performing the functions of the soul in the body, and…” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 11.
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Tertullian
“You have at hand, no doubt, some learned brother gifted with the grace of knowledge, some one of the experienced class, some one of your close acquaintance who is curious like yourself; although with…” — editor's note: Doctor, literally, “teacher.” See Eph. iv. 11; also above; chap. iii. p. 244.
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Clement of Alexandria
““God gave to the Church, some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.”” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 11, 12.
Read the whole comment“…we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ;” we are then to strive to reach manhood as befits the Gnostic, and to be as perfect as we can while still abiding in the flesh, making it our study with perfect…” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 11, 12, 13.
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Cross-references · 13
Cited together in The City of God XXII.18.
Cited together in Catechism §794.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.1.
Cited together in The City of God XXII.18 and 1 other place.
Cited together in The Prescription Against Heretics Chapter 13.
Cited together in The Prescription Against Heretics Chapter 13.
Cited together in Church History III.23.
Cited together in The City of God XXII.18.
Cited together in The Prescription Against Heretics Chapter 13.
Cited together in On the Duties of the Clergy I.1.
Cited together in The City of God XXII.18.
Cited together in Catechism §669 and 1 other place.
Cited together in The City of God XXII.18.