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I. The relation subsisting between Christ and the Church. Christ the Head, the Church the body.

II. The officers given by Christ for the service of the Church.

1. Apostles.

2. Prophets.

3. Evangelists.

4. Pastors and teachers.

III. The special ends for which these officers were given.

1. To instruct men for the ministry.

2. To edify the Church.

(W. Roby.)

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KJV: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

WEB: until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a full grown man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;