Catholic Public Domain Version
"Because of this, he says: “Ascending on high, he took captivity itself captive; he gave gifts to men.” "
— Ephesians 4:8, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.”
“Wherefore he saith, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, And gave gifts unto men. ”
“Therefore he says, "When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men."”
“Therefore it says,“When he ascended on high he captured captives; he gave gifts to men.””
“Wherefore he saith: Ascending on high, he led captivity captive: he gave gifts to men.”
“For this reason he says, He went up on high, taking his prisoners with him, and gave freely to men.”
“Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.”
one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in us all.
Yet to each one of us there has been given grace according to the measure allotted by Christ.
Because of this, he says: “Ascending on high, he took captivity itself captive; he gave gifts to men.”
Now that he has ascended, what is left except for him also to descend, first to the lower parts of the earth?
He who descended is the same one who also ascended above all the heavens, so that he might fulfill everything.
And the same one granted that some would be Apostles, and some Prophets, yet truly others evangelists, and others pastors and teachers,