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Ephesians 4:8-10 KJV
Ephesians · chapter 4 · verses 8–10
8Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. 9(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 10He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)Ephesians 4:8-10 · King James Version
Ephesians 4:8-10 in context
6One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.
7But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
8Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
9(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
10He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
11And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
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- captivityaichmalōteuōto make captive, take captive, captureG162 →
- descendedkatabainōto go down, come down, descend, the place from which one has come down from, to come…G2597 →
- ascendedanabainōascend, to go up, to rise, mount, be borne up, spring upG305 →
- captiveaichmalōsiacaptivityG161 →
- heavensouranosthe vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in it, the universe, the world…G3772 →
- saithlegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- giftsdomaa giftG1390 →
- firstprōtonfirst in time or place, in any succession of things or persons, first in rank, influence…G4412 →
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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.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 2-16