Top 25 Bible Verses About The Fivefold Ministry (ESV)

11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers,

11 And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, 12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,

12 to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,

32 And Judas and Silas, who were themselves prophets, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with many words.

15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

3:1 The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.

31 For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all be encouraged,

19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,

5 This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you—

12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.

28    “And it shall come to pass afterward,
    that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;
  your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
    your old men shall dream dreams,
    and your young men shall see visions.

8 Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away.

10 but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away.

10 Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

39 So, my brothers, earnestly desire to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.

13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,

12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.

12 The signs of a true apostle were performed among you with utmost patience, with signs and wonders and mighty works.

14 But when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard of it, they tore their garments and rushed out into the crowd, crying out,

11 The greatest among you shall be your servant.

5 “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the LORD comes. 6 And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.”

9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part,

13:1 Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3 Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

18 Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,