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Ephesians 4:8

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8Therefore 1it says,

“aWhen He ascended on high,

He bled captive a host of captives,

And He gave gifts to men.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1Or He

Cross references

  1. aPs 68:18
  2. bCol 2:15

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Therefore it says,

“When he ascended on high he led a host of captives,

and he gave gifts to men.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

This is why it says:

“When he ascended on high,

he took many captives

and gave gifts to his people.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For it says:

When he ascended on high,

he took the captives captive;

he gave gifts to people.

NLTNew Living Translation

That is why the Scriptures say,

“When he ascended to the heights,

he led a crowd of captives

and gave gifts to his people.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Therefore it says,

“Ascending on high he led captivity captive;

he gave gifts to men.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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