Ephesians 4:8-9
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Therefore it says,
f "When he ascended on high g he led a host of captives,
and he gave gifts to men."
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( h In saying, "He ascended," what does it mean but that he had also descended into i the lower regions, the earth?
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Cross References
Psalms 68:18
You ascended on high, leading a host of captives in your train and receiving gifts among men, even among the rebellious, that the Lord God may dwell there.
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Judges 5:12
Awake, awake, Deborah! Awake, awake, break out in a song! Arise, Barak, lead away your captives, O son of Abinoam.
Colossians 2:15
He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.
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Cross References
Psalms 68:18
You ascended on high, leading a host of captives in your train and receiving gifts among men, even among the rebellious, that the Lord God may dwell there.
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John 3:13
No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.
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Psalms 63:9
But those who seek to destroy my life shall go down into the depths of the earth.
Isaiah 44:23
Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it; shout, O depths of the earth; break forth into singing, O mountains, O forest, and every tree in it! For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, and will be glorified in Israel.
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