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Ephesians 4:8

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Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

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KJV King James Version

Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”

WEB World English Bible

Therefore he says, “When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.”

ASV American Standard Version

Wherefore he saith, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, And gave gifts unto men.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

wherefore, he saith, ‘Having gone up on high he led captive captivity, and gave gifts to men,’—

Surrounding context — Ephesians 4

5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 One God and Father of all, who [is] above all, and through all, and in you all.

7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)

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

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