Ephesians 4:8

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

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BSBPD

“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)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“wherefore, he saith, `Having gone up on high he led captive captivity, and gave gifts to men,' --”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ephesians 4:8 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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!’
  2. 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.”
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Colossians 2:15And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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