Ephesians 4:8 - Easy To Read Version

⁸ That is why it says \{in the Scriptures {\cf2\super [30]} \},

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, And gave gifts unto men.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ 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)

⁸ Wherefore he saith, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, And gave gifts unto men.

Common English Bible

⁸ 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

⁸ 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

⁸ Wherefore he saith: Ascending on high, he led captivity captive; he gave gifts to men.

Ephesians 4:8 Tagairtí Cros

Esther 2:18

And the king gave a big party for Esther. It was for all his important people and leaders. He announced a holiday in all the provinces. And he sent out gifts to people, because he was a generous king.

Psalm 68:18

He went up above \{on the high mountain\},\par leading a parade of captives;\par to take the gifts from men, {\cf2\super [394]} \par including the people\par who turned against him.\par The Lord {\cf2\super [395]} God \{went up there\} to live.\par

Proverbs 30:4

No person has ever learned about the things from heaven. No person has ever caught the wind in his hand. No person has ever held water in a piece of cloth. No person can ever really know the limits of the earth. If any person can do these things, who is he? Where is his family?

Ephesians 4:11

And that same Christ gave gifts to people—he made some people to be apostles, {\cf2\super [31]} some people to be prophets, {\cf2\super [32]} some people to go and tell the Good News, {\cf2\super [33]} and some people to have the work of caring for and teaching God’s people.

Colossians 2:15

God defeated the spiritual rulers and powers. With the cross God won the victory and defeated those rulers and powers. God showed the world that they were powerless.

Judges 5:12

Wake up, wake up, Deborah! Wake up, wake up, sing the song! Get up, Barak! Go capture your enemies, son of Abinoam!

1 Samuel 30:26

David arrived in Ziklag. Then he sent some of the things he took {from the Amalekites} to his friends, the leaders of Judah. David said, “Here is a present for you. {We took these things from} the Lord’s enemies.”