8wherefore, he saith, 'Having gone up on high he led captive captivity, and gave gifts to men,' —


In Context

5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in you all,

7 and to each one of you was given the grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ,

8 wherefore, he saith, 'Having gone up on high he led captive captivity, and gave gifts to men,' —

9 and that, he went up, what is it except that he also went down first to the lower parts of the earth?

10 he who went down is the same also who went up far above all the heavens, that He may fill all things —

Ephesians 4:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:8Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:8This is why it says: "When he ascended on high, he led captives in his train and gave gifts to men."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:8Wherefore he saith: Ascending on high, he led captivity captive; he gave gifts to men.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:8Wherefore he saith, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, And gave gifts unto men.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:8Wherefore he says, Having ascended up on high, he has led captivity captive, and has given gifts to men.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:8Wherefore he saith, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, And gave gifts unto men.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:8Wherefore he saith, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:8Therefore he says, |When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:8Why he said, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.