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# He gave these offices
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The one to whom Christ gave the gifts can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: "Christ gave these offices to the church" or "He gave people with these responsibilities to the church (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# to equip the saints
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"to prepare the people he has set apart" or "to provide the believers with what they need"
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# for the work of service
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"so they can serve others"
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# for the building up of the body of Christ
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Paul is speaking of people who grow spiritually as if they were doing exercises to increase the strength of their physical bodies. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# building up
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"improvement"
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# body of Christ
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The "body of Christ" refers to all of the individual members of Christ's Church.
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