Ephesians 4:12

to equip ¹  the saints for the work of ministry, that is, ²  to build up the body of Christ,

Lu 22:32; Joh 21:15-17; Ac 1:17,25; Ac 9:31; Ac 11:23; Ac 14:22,23; Ac 20:24; Ac 20:28; Ro 12:7; Ro 14:19; Ro 15:2; Ro 15:14,29; 1Co 4:1,2; 1Co 12:7; 1Co 14:4,5,12,14,26; 2Co 3:8; 2Co 4:1; 2Co 5:18; 2Co 6:3; 2Co 7:1; 2Co 12:19; Eph 1:23; Eph 4:4; Eph 4:16,29; Php 1:25,26; Php 3:12-18; Col 1:24; Col 1:28; Col 4:17; 1Th 5:11-14; 1Th 5:11; 1Ti 1:12; 2Ti 4:5,11; Heb 6:1; Heb 13:17

¹ tn On the translation of πρὸς τὸν καταρτισμὸν τῶν ἁγίων (pro" ton katartismon twn Jagiwn) as “to equip the saints” see BDAG 526 s.v. καταρτισμός. In this case the genitive is taken as objective and the direct object of the verbal idea implied in καταρτισμός (katartismo").

² tn The εἰς (eis) clause is taken as epexegetical to the previous εἰς clause, namely, εἰς ἔργον διακονίας (ei" ergon diakonia").