(A)Lift up your heads, O gates!
    And be lifted up, O ancient doors,
    that (B)the King of glory may come in.

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Lift up your heads, you gates;(A)
    be lifted up, you ancient doors,
    that the King(B) of glory(C) may come in.(D)

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(A)Open the gates,
    that the righteous nation that keeps faith may enter in.

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Open the gates(A)
    that the righteous(B) nation may enter,
    the nation that keeps faith.

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19 (A)Open to me the gates of righteousness,
    that I may enter through them
    and give thanks to the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord;
    (B)the righteous shall enter through it.

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19 Open for me the gates(A) of the righteous;
    I will enter(B) and give thanks to the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord(C)
    through which the righteous may enter.(D)

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11 (A)“Worthy are you, our Lord and God,
    to receive glory and honor and power,
for (B)you created all things,
    and (C)by your will they existed and were created.”

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11 “You are worthy, our Lord and God,
    to receive glory and honor and power,(A)
for you created all things,
    and by your will they were created
    and have their being.”(B)

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None of (A)the rulers of this age understood this, for (B)if they had, they would not have crucified (C)the Lord of glory.

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None of the rulers of this age(A) understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.(B)

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(A)The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
    and all (B)the peoples see his glory.

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The heavens proclaim his righteousness,(A)
    and all peoples see his glory.(B)

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Therefore it says,

(A)“When he ascended on high (B)he led a host of captives,
    and he gave gifts to men.”[a]

((C)In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into (D)the lower regions, the earth?[b] 10 He who descended is the one who also (E)ascended (F)far above all the heavens, that he might (G)fill all things.)

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 4:8 The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women
  2. Ephesians 4:9 Or the lower parts of the earth?

This is why it[a] says:

“When he ascended on high,
    he took many captives(A)
    and gave gifts to his people.”[b](B)

(What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions[c]? 10 He who descended is the very one who ascended(C) higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 4:8 Or God
  2. Ephesians 4:8 Psalm 68:18
  3. Ephesians 4:9 Or the depths of the earth

And I will shake all nations, so that the treasures of all nations shall come in, and (A)I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of hosts.

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I will shake all nations, and what is desired(A) by all nations will come, and I will fill this house(B) with glory,(C)’ says the Lord Almighty.

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(A)“Behold, I send (B)my messenger, and (C)he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord (D)whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and (E)the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.

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“I will send my messenger,(A) who will prepare the way before me.(B) Then suddenly the Lord(C) you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant,(D) whom you desire,(E) will come,” says the Lord Almighty.

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35 And whenever the ark set out, Moses said, (A)“Arise, O Lord, and let your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate you flee before you.” 36 And when it rested, he said, “Return, O Lord, to the ten thousand thousands of Israel.”

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35 Whenever the ark set out, Moses said,

“Rise up,(A) Lord!
    May your enemies be scattered;(B)
    may your foes flee before you.(C)(D)

36 Whenever it came to rest, he said,

“Return,(E) Lord,
    to the countless thousands of Israel.(F)

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11 so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord.

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11 And the priests could not perform their service(A) because of the cloud, for the glory(B) of the Lord filled his temple.

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22 who has gone into heaven and (A)is at the right hand of God, (B)with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him.

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22 who has gone into heaven(A) and is at God’s right hand(B)—with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him.(C)

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16 Why do you look with hatred, O many-peaked mountain,
    at the mount that God (A)desired for his abode,
    yes, where the Lord will dwell forever?
17 (B)The chariots of God are twice ten thousand,
    thousands upon thousands;
    the Lord is among them; Sinai is now in the sanctuary.
18 (C)You ascended on high,
    (D)leading a host of captives in your train
    and (E)receiving gifts among men,
even among (F)the rebellious, (G)that the Lord God may dwell there.

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16 why gaze in envy, you rugged mountain,
    at the mountain where God chooses(A) to reign,
    where the Lord himself will dwell forever?(B)
17 The chariots(C) of God are tens of thousands
    and thousands of thousands;(D)
    the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.[a]
18 When you ascended(E) on high,(F)
    you took many captives;(G)
    you received gifts from people,(H)
even from[b] the rebellious(I)
    that you,[c] Lord God, might dwell there.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:17 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text Lord is among them at Sinai in holiness
  2. Psalm 68:18 Or gifts for people, / even
  3. Psalm 68:18 Or they