Careless Pastors
Ephesians 4:11
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;


St. Francis, reflecting on a story he heard of a mountaineer in the Alps who had risked his life to save a sheep, says, "O God, if such was the earnestness of this shepherd in seeking for a mean animal, which had probably been frozen on the glacier, how is it that I am so indifferent in seeking my sheep?"

(W. Baxendale.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

WEB: He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;




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