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

{The remaining twelve verses, according to Tischendorf and others, made originally no part of Marks Gospel. As the passage was added very early, however, since it is referred to by Irenaeus in the latter part of the second century, it is here given, as an appendix.} [And having risen early, on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary the Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven demons.

And it came to pass, while he blessed them, that he parted from them.

until the day in which, after he had through the Holy Spirit given commandments to the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up;

Wherefore he saith: "When he ascended on high, he led captive a train of captives, and gave gifts to men."

Since, then, we have a great highpriest, who hath passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

where as forerunner for us Jesus entered, having become a highpriest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek.

Now the principal thing among those of which we are speaking is this: We have such a highpriest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;

who is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.

Received

And I send forth upon you that which hath been promised by my Father; but do ye tarry in the city, until ye are endued with power from on high.

and I will pray the Father, and he will give you another Comforter, that he may be with you for ever;

But I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that I depart. For if I do not depart, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.

And while in assembly with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for what had been promised by the Father, which [said he] ye heard from me;

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

Wherefore he saith: "When he ascended on high, he led captive a train of captives, and gave gifts to men."

For men

Thus is it also written: "The first man Adam became a living soul;" the last Adam a lifegiving spirit.

And he is the head of the body, the church; since he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that he may be in all things preeminent;

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

who being a brightness from his glory and an image of his being, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself accomplished a cleansing of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Rebellious

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

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

this man, being delivered up by the settled purpose and foreknowledge of God, ye, by the hand of godless men, crucified and slew.

And Ananias went away, and entered the house; and putting his hands on him, he said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus who appeared to thee in the way thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mayst receive sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

Know ye not, that wrongdoers shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

though formerly I was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and a doer of outrage; but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly, in unbelief;

For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, going astray, slaves to divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.