Ephesians 4:8 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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

Ephesians 4:8 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 68:18
Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
Colossians 2:15
And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

Topics

Ablution Blessing Captivity Conversion Creature Death Gifts from God Heart

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 2-16)

Here the apostle proceeds to more particular exhortations. Two he enlarges upon in this chapter:—To unity an love, purity and holiness, which Christians should very much study. We do not walk worthy of the vocation wherewith we are called if we be not faithful friends to all Christians, and sworn enemies to all sin. This section contains the exhortation to mutual love, unity, and concord, with the…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 8)

8. Wherefore--“For which reason,” namely, in order to intimate that Christ, the Head of the Church, is the author of all these different gifts, and that giving of them is an act of His “grace” [Estius]. he saith--God, whose word the Scripture is (Psa 68:18). When he ascended--God is meant in the Psalm, represented by the ark, which was being brought up to Zion in triumph by David, after that “the…