For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
Ephesians 4:12 KJV
New International Version
to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up
Ephesians 4:12 NIV
yt the sainctes might have all thinges necessarie to worke and minister with all to the edifyinge of the body of christ
Ephesians 4:12 TYN
- Join, or Die (Wikipedia)
Join, or Die. is a political cartoon showing the disunity in the American colonies. Attributed to Benjamin Franklin, the original publication by The Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754, is the earliest known pictorial representation of colonial union produced by an American colonist in Colonial America. It was based on a superstition that if a snake was cut in pieces and the pieces were put together before sunset, the snake would return to life.