Ephesians 4:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.””
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“This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Wherefore he saith, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, And gave gifts unto men.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“wherefore, he saith, `Having gone up on high he led captive captivity, and gave gifts to men,' --”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ephesians 4:8 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 5:12‘Awake, awake, O Deborah! Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, O Barak, and take hold of your captives, O son of Abinoam!’
- 1 Samuel 30:26When David arrived in Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a gift for you from the plunder of the LORD’s enemies.”
- Esther 2:18Then the king held a great banquet, Esther’s banquet, for all his officials and servants. He proclaimed a tax holiday in the provinces and gave gifts worthy of the king’s bounty.
- Psalms 68:18You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
- Colossians 2:15And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
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