[和合本] 为要成全圣徒，各尽其职，建立基督的身体，
[新标点] 为要成全圣徒，各尽其职，建立基督的身体，
[和合修] 为要装备圣徒，做事奉的工作，建立基督的身体，
[新译本] 为的是要装备圣徒，去承担圣工，建立基督的身体；
[当代修] 为要装备信徒，使他们各尽其职，建立基督的身体，
[现代修] 目的是要准备上帝的子民为他工作，建立教会——就是基督的身体。
[吕振中] 为给圣徒装备以作服役的事，以建立基督的身体，
[思高本] 为成全圣徒，使之各尽其职；为建树基督的身体，
[文理本] 为欲成全圣徒、致役事之工、建基督之体、
[GNT] He did this to prepare all God's people for the work of Christian service, in order to build up the body of Christ.
[BBE] And he gave some as Apostles, and some, prophets; and some, preachers of the good news; and some to give care and teaching;
[KJV] For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
[NKJV] for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ,
[KJ21] for the perfecting of the saints for the work of the ministry, and for the edifying of the body of Christ,
[NASB] for the equipping of the (Lit holy ones; i.e., God's people)saints for the work of ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ;
[NRSV] to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,
[WEB] for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ,
[ESV] to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,
[NIV] to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up
[NIrV] He is the One who gave some the gift to be apostles. He gave some the gift to be prophets. He gave some the gift of preaching the good news. And he gave some the gift to be pastors and teachers.
[HCSB] for the training of the saints in the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ,
[CSB] for the training of the saints in the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ,
[AMP] His intention was the perfecting and the full equipping of the saints (His consecrated people), [that they should do] the work of ministering toward building up Christ's body (the church),
[NLT] Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.
[YLT] unto the perfecting of the saints, for a work of ministration, for a building up of the body of the Christ,