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Exodus 27:9-19
“ Make a courtyard for the tabernacle. The south side shall be a hundred cubits long and is to have curtains of finely twisted linen,with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.The north side shall also be a hundred cubits long and is to have curtains, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.“ The west end of the courtyard shall be fifty cubits wide and have curtains, with ten posts and ten bases.On the east end, toward the sunrise, the courtyard shall also be fifty cubits wide.Curtains fifteen cubits long are to be on one side of the entrance, with three posts and three bases,and curtains fifteen cubits long are to be on the other side, with three posts and three bases.“ For the entrance to the courtyard, provide a curtain twenty cubits long, of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen— the work of an embroiderer— with four posts and four bases.All the posts around the courtyard are to have silver bands and hooks, and bronze bases.The courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide, with curtains of finely twisted linen five cubits high, and with bronze bases.All the other articles used in the service of the tabernacle, whatever their function, including all the tent pegs for it and those for the courtyard, are to be of bronze. (niv)
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1 Corinthians 12 28
And God has placed in the church first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues. (niv)
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Matthew 16:18
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. (niv)
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Ephesians 4:11-12
So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers,to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up (niv)
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Exodus 40:33
Then Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and altar and put up the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard. And so Moses finished the work. (niv)
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Exodus 38:9-20
Next they made the courtyard. The south side was a hundred cubits long and had curtains of finely twisted linen,with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.The north side was also a hundred cubits long and had twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, with silver hooks and bands on the posts.The west end was fifty cubits wide and had curtains, with ten posts and ten bases, with silver hooks and bands on the posts.The east end, toward the sunrise, was also fifty cubits wide.Curtains fifteen cubits long were on one side of the entrance, with three posts and three bases,and curtains fifteen cubits long were on the other side of the entrance to the courtyard, with three posts and three bases.All the curtains around the courtyard were of finely twisted linen.The bases for the posts were bronze. The hooks and bands on the posts were silver, and their tops were overlaid with silver; so all the posts of the courtyard had silver bands.The curtain for the entrance to the courtyard was made of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen— the work of an embroiderer. It was twenty cubits long and, like the curtains of the courtyard, five cubits high,with four posts and four bronze bases. Their hooks and bands were silver, and their tops were overlaid with silver.All the tent pegs of the tabernacle and of the surrounding courtyard were bronze. (niv)