18 You have (A)ascended on high, You have (B)led captive Your captives;
You have received gifts among people,
Even among the rebellious as well, that [a]the Lord God may dwell there.

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  1. Psalm 68:18 Heb Yah

18 When you ascended(A) on high,(B)
    you took many captives;(C)
    you received gifts from people,(D)
even from[a] the rebellious(E)
    that you,[b] Lord God, might dwell there.

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  1. Psalm 68:18 Or gifts for people, / even
  2. Psalm 68:18 Or they

13 (A)No one has ascended into heaven, except (B)He who descended from heaven: (C)the Son of Man.

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13 No one has ever gone into heaven(A) except the one who came from heaven(B)—the Son of Man.[a](C)

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  1. John 3:13 Some manuscripts Man, who is in heaven

Therefore [a]it says,

(A)When He ascended on high,
He (B)led captive the captives,
And He gave gifts to people.”

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  1. Ephesians 4:8 Or He

This is why it[a] says:

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

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  1. Ephesians 4:8 Or God
  2. Ephesians 4:8 Psalm 68:18