79 Cf. Hippolytus, Ref. 5.8.10. See p. 299, nn. 125-26.
77The first phrase is introduced by πϱóς (πϱòς τòν ϰαταϱτισμòν τѽν ἀγίων), the second and third by εỉς (εỉς ἔϱγον διαϰονίας, εỉς οỉϰοδομὴν τοῦ σώματος τοῦ Xϱιστοῦ). In such a construction these two prepositions are interchangeable, but the variation suggests that the three phrases are not coordinate, and this is borne out by the sense of the sentence.
78On ministry in the early church see (in addition to works listed on p. 38, n. 2, and p. 304, n. 141) J. B. Lightfoot, “The Christian Ministry,” in St. Paul’s Epistle to the Philippians (London, 1868), pp. 181-269 = Dissertations on the Apostolic Age (London, 1892), pp. 137-246; T. M. Lindsay, The Church and the Ministry in the Early Centuries (London, 1902); H. B. Swete (ed.), The Early History of the Church and the Ministry (London, 21921); B. H. Streeter, The Primitive Church (London, 1929); C. Gore (ed.), The Church and the Ministry (London, 21936); J. V. Bartlet, Church-Life and Church-Order during the First Four Centuries (Oxford, 1943); K. E. Kirk (ed.), The Apostolic Ministry (London, 1946); T. W. Manson, The Church’s Ministry (London, 1948); A. Ehrhardt, The Apostolic Ministry (Edinburgh, 1958); E. Schweizer, Church Order in the New Testament, E.T. (London, 1961); K. Kertelge, Gemeinde und Amt im Neuen Testament (München, 1972); H. Merklein, Das kirchliche Amt nach dem Epheserbrief (München, 1973).
79Cf. Hippolytus, Ref. 5.8.10. See p. 299, nn. 125-26.