Ephesians 4:8

For it says:

When He ascended on high,
He took prisoners into captivity;
He gave gifts to people.

Psalm 68:18

You ascended to the heights, taking away captives;
You received gifts from people,
even from the rebellious,
so that the Lord God might live there.

Colossians 2:15

He disarmed the rulers and authorities and disgraced them publicly; He triumphed over them by Him.

Judges 5:12

“Awake! Awake, Deborah!
Awake! Awake, sing a song!
Arise, Barak,
and take hold of your captives,
son of Abinoam!”

1 Samuel 30:26

When David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a gift for you from the plunder of the Lord’s enemies.”

Esther 2:18

The king held a great banquet for all his officials and staff. It was Esther’s banquet. He freed his provinces from tax payments and gave gifts worthy of the king’s bounty.

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Summary

Ephesians 4:8

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

He led

Judges 5:12

Colossians 2:15

And

1 Samuel 30:26

Esther 2:18

General references

Numbers 3:9

John 6:62

1 Corinthians 12:7

Bible References

He led

“Awake! Awake, Deborah!
Awake! Awake, sing a song!
Arise, Barak,
and take hold of your captives,
son of Abinoam!”

He disarmed the rulers and authorities and disgraced them publicly; He triumphed over them by Him.

And

When David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a gift for you from the plunder of the Lord’s enemies.”

The king held a great banquet for all his officials and staff. It was Esther’s banquet. He freed his provinces from tax payments and gave gifts worthy of the king’s bounty.

General references

Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been assigned exclusively to him from the Israelites.

Then what if you were to observe the Son of Man ascending to where He was before?

A demonstration of the Spirit is given to each person to produce what is beneficial: