because you have been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.
It was he who gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,
From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints [in Ephesus], the faithful in Christ Jesus.
Now this secret was not disclosed to people in former generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit,