And he gave (κα αυτος εδωκεν). First aorist active indicative of διδωμ. In 1 Corinthians 12:28 Paul uses εθετο (more c…

And he gave some, apostles. He gave some to be apostles. The object here is to show that he has made ample provision for the extension and…

He gave.—In the original “He” is emphatic—He and He alone, as the ascended Head of humanity. The word “gave,” instead of the more …

And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

Different gifts to different…

The apostle now resumes the train of thought inaugurated in v.7 but interrupted by his excursus on the ascent and descent of Christ in vv.8–10. Thi…

He returns to explain the distribution of gifts and illustrates in greater detail what he had briefly mentioned: that from this variety arises unit…

And he gave some apostles
That is, he gave them gifts by which they were qualified to be apostles; who were such as …

To every believer is given some gift of grace, for their mutual help. All is given as seems best to Christ to bestow on everyone. He received for t…