Psalm 68:18

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Summary

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.

Ascended

Received

For men

Rebellious

Titus 3:3

Bible References

Ascended

Now when Jesus had risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven demons.

And it came to pass, that as he blessed them, he was separated from them, and carried up into heaven.

till the day on which he was taken up, after he had, through the Holy Spirit, given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen.

For which reason, the scripture says: When he ascended on high, he led captive a multitude of captives, and gave gifts to men.

Seeing, then, that we have a great high priest, who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

whither a forerunner for us has gone, even Jesus, who is made a high priest forever after the order of Melchisedec.

Now concerning the things that have been spoken, the principal point is this: We have such a high priest, who has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;

who has gone into heaven, and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having become subject to him.

Received

And behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you. But do you remain in the city of Jerusalem, till you be clothed with power from on high.

and I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Paraclete, that he may dwell with you forever;

But yet I tell you the truth: it is profitable for you that I go away. For if I go not away, the Paraclete will not come to you. But if I go away, I will send him to you.

And calling them together, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of my Father, which, said he, you have heard from me;

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

For which reason, the scripture says: When he ascended on high, he led captive a multitude of captives, and gave gifts to men.

For men

So, also, it is written: The first man Adam became a living soul, the last Adam a life-giving spirit.

and he is the head of the body, the church: and he is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that in all things he might be preeminent;

in whom are stored up all the treasures of wisdom and of knowledge.

who, being the effulgence of his glory and the exact representation of his essence, and upholding all things by his own powerful word, when he had by himself made expiation for our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

Rebellious

But go and learn what this means: I desire mercy, and not sacrifice. For I came not to call righteous men, but sinners to repentance.

and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

him, delivered up by the fixed purpose and foreknowledge of God, you took, and with wicked hands did crucify and slay:

And Ananias went, and entered the house, and laying his hands on him, said: Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me, that you may receive your sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

Know you not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived; neither lewd persons, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor catamites, nor sodomites,

me, I say, who before was a reviler and a persecutor and an overbearing man. But I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief:

For we ourselves also were formerly foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one an other.