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Ephesians 4:8
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Ephesians 4:8
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Therefore
it
says
, "
1
WHEN HE
ASCENDED
ON
HIGH
, HE
2
LED
CAPTIVE
A
HOST
OF
CAPTIVES
, AND HE
GAVE
GIFTS
TO
MEN
."
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one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.
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But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift.
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Therefore it says, "WHEN HE ASCENDED ON HIGH, HE LED CAPTIVE A HOST OF CAPTIVES, AND HE GAVE GIFTS TO MEN."
9
(Now this expression, "He ascended," what does it mean except that He also had descended into the lower parts of the earth?
10
He who descended is Himself also He who ascended far above all the heavens, so that He might fill all things.)
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2
1.
Psalms 68:18
2.
Colossians 2:15
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1
[a].
Or "He"
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