World English Bible
"Therefore he says, "When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.""
— Ephesians 4:8, World English Bible
“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 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.
But to each one of us was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Therefore he says, "When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men."
Now this, "He ascended," what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?
He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.
He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;