The king held a great banquet for all his officials and staff. It was Esther’s banquet. He freed his provinces from tax payments and gave gifts worthy of the king’s bounty.
Ephesians 4:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised For it says: When he ascended on high, he took the captives captive; he gave gifts to people. , Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, And gave gifts unto men. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore it is said, When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive [He led a train of vanquished foes] and He bestowed gifts on men. [Ps. 68:18.] American Standard Version (1901) Wherefore he saith, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, And gave gifts unto men. Common English Bible That’s why scripture says, “When he climbed up to the heights, he captured prisoners, and he gave gifts to people”. Catholic Public Domain Version Because of this, he says: "Ascending on high, he took captivity itself captive; he gave gifts to men." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wherefore he saith: Ascending on high, he led captivity captive; he gave gifts to men. |
The king held a great banquet for all his officials and staff. It was Esther’s banquet. He freed his provinces from tax payments and gave gifts worthy of the king’s bounty.
Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his hands? Who has bound up the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son – if you know?
And he himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,
He disarmed the rulers and authorities and disgraced them publicly; he triumphed over them in him. ,
‘Awake! Awake, Deborah! Awake! Awake, sing a song! Arise, Barak, and take your prisoners, son of Abinoam! ’
When David came to 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.’