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OET (OET-LV) with the completing of_the holy ones for the_work of_service, because/for the_building of_the body of_the chosen_one/messiah,
OET (OET-RV) so as to complete the dedicated ones for the work of service—for building the body of the messiah
πρὸς τὸν καταρτισμὸν τῶν ἁγίων
with the completing ˱of˲_the holy_‹ones›
Alternate translation: [to prepare the people whom he has set apart] or [to provide the believers with what they need]
εἰς ἔργον διακονίας
for /the/_work ˱of˲_service
Alternate translation: [so that they can serve others]
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
εἰς οἰκοδομὴν τοῦ σώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ
for for /the/_building ˱of˲_the body ˱of˲_the Messiah
Paul is speaking of people who grow spiritually as if they were doing exercises to increase the strength of their physical bodies.
οἰκοδομὴν
/the/_building
Alternate translation: [the improvement]
τοῦ σώματος τοῦ Χριστοῦ
˱of˲_the body ˱of˲_the Messiah
The body of Christ refers to all of the members of Christ’s Church.
4:12 God’s gifts are given so that believers will build up the church (see 1 Cor 12:7; cp. 1 Pet 2:5).
• to equip God’s people to do his work: All believers are called to active Christian service.
OET (OET-LV) with the completing of_the holy ones for the_work of_service, because/for the_building of_the body of_the chosen_one/messiah,
OET (OET-RV) so as to complete the dedicated ones for the work of service—for building the body of the messiah
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.