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Ephesians 4:8

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
διὸdioThereforeG1352 →
λέγει·legeiit says:G3004 →
ἀναβὰςanabasHaving ascendedG305 →
εἰςeisonG1519 →
ὕψοςhupsoshighG5311 →
ᾐχμαλώτευσενēchmalōteusenHe led captiveG162 →
αἰχμαλωσίαν,aichmalōsiancaptivity,G161 →
ἔδωκενedōkenhe gaveG1325 →
δόματαdomatagiftsG1390 →
τοῖςtois<the>G3588 →
ἀνθρώποις.anthrōpoisto men.G444 →

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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.Ephesians 4:11And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,Genesis 3:15And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”Ezekiel 46:18The prince must not take any of the inheritance of the people by evicting them from their property. He is to provide an inheritance for his sons from his own property, so that none of My people will be displaced from his property.’”Numbers 3:9Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been given exclusively to him from among the Israelites.2 Kings 2:12As Elisha watched, he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And he saw Elijah no more. So taking hold of his own clothes, he tore them in two.2 Samuel 6:19Then he distributed to every man and woman among the multitude of Israel a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake. And all the people departed, each for his own home.Acts 2:33Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.2 Chronicles 30:24For Hezekiah king of Judah contributed a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep for the assembly, and the officials contributed a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep for the assembly, and a great number of priests consecrated themselves.Isaiah 14:2The nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.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.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!’

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The Ascension — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
The Ascension — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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