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for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ,

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§669Article 7 · "From Thence He Will Come Agaln to Judge the Living and the Dead"Read at vatican.va
“"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.

§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.

John Cassian, Conferences I–X V.16Conference V
“…flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against spiritual wickedness in heavenly places,” and this which we find of the righteous man in the nineteenth Psalm: “A thousand shall fall beside thee and ten thousand at thy right hand,” then you will…” — editor's note: Ibid., iv. 12.
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Augustine of Hippo, On the Holy Trinity XV.19Book XV
“(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
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Augustine of Hippo, The City of God XXII.17Book XXII
“For Scripture used this very word, not saying “He formed” or “framed,” but “built her up into a woman;” whence also the apostle speaks of the edification of the body of Christ, which is the Church.” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 12.
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Augustine of Hippo, The City of God XXII.18Book XXII
“…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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Hilary of Poitiers, On the Trinity Book 8
“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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Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata, or Miscellanies I.1Book I
““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.
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Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata, or Miscellanies IV.20Book IV
“…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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