Font Size
Ephesians 4:8-9
World English Bible
Ephesians 4:8-9
World English Bible
8 Therefore he says,
“When he ascended on high,
he led captivity captive,
and gave gifts to people.”
9 Now this, “He ascended”, what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?
Read full chapter
Ephesians 4:8-9
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
Ephesians 4:8-9
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
8 Therefore it is said, When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive [He led a train of [a]vanquished foes] and He bestowed gifts on men.(A)
9 [But He ascended?] Now what can this, He ascended, mean but that He had previously descended from [the heights of] heaven into [the depths], the lower parts of the earth?
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Ephesians 4:8 Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Holy Bible: “He conquered those who had conquered us—such as sin, the devil, and death.”
Ephesians 4:8-9
New International Version
Ephesians 4:8-9
New International Version
8 This is why it[a] says:
9 (What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions[c]?
Footnotes
- Ephesians 4:8 Or God
- Ephesians 4:8 Psalm 68:18
- Ephesians 4:9 Or the depths of the earth
World English Bible (WEB)
by Public Domain. The name "World English Bible" is trademarked.
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) 
Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.