EPH 4:8 Parallel View

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OET (OET-RV) just as it was written,
 ⇔ “When he ascended to heaven,
⇔ he eliminated captivity
⇔ and gave gifts to people.”

Key: yellow:verbs, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Therefore it says:
 ⇔  “Having ascended to the heights,
 ⇔  he led captives into captivity,
 ⇔  and he gave gifts to men.”

UST That is why the scripture says,
 ⇔ As he went up to the high place,
 ⇔ he brought with him many people whom he had captured,
 ⇔ and gave gifts to his people.

BSB This is why it says:[fn]
 ⇔ “When He ascended on high,
⇔ He led captives away,
⇔ and gave gifts to men.”[fn]

4:8 Or He says

4:8 Psalm 68:18

BLB Therefore it says: "Having ascended on high, He led captive captivity, and gave gifts to men."

AICNT Therefore it says, “When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, [[and]][fn] he gave gifts to men.”[fn]

4:8, and: Later manuscripts add. BYZ TR

4:8, Psalms 68:18

OEB That is why it is said –
 ⇔ “When he went up on high, he led his captives into captivity. And gave gifts to humanity.”

WEB Therefore he says,
 ⇔ “When he ascended on high,
⇔ he led captivity captive,
⇔ and gave gifts to people.”

NET Therefore it says, “ When he ascended on high he captured captives; he gave gifts to men.”

LSV for this reason, it says, “Having gone up on high He led captive captivity, and gave gifts to men.”

FBV As Scripture says, “When he ascended to the heights he took captives with him, and gave gifts to humanity.”[fn]

4:8 Quoting Psalms 68:18.

TCNT Therefore it says,
 ⇔ “When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive
 ⇔ and gave gifts to men.”

T4T When Christ gave gifts to his people, it was similar to what the Psalmist said about God receiving tribute money from those whom he had conquered,
 ⇔ When he ascended to heaven, he gave as gifts to people the things that he had taken from the people whom he captured:

LEB

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BBE For this reason he says, He went up on high, taking his prisoners with him, and gave freely to men.

MOF No MOF EPH book available

ASV Wherefore he saith,
 ⇔ When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive,
 ⇔ And gave gifts unto men.

DRA Wherefore he saith: Ascending on high, he led captivity captive; he gave gifts to men.

YLT wherefore, he saith, 'Having gone up on high he led captive captivity, and gave gifts to men,' —

DBY Wherefore he says, Having ascended up on high, he has led captivity captive, and has given gifts to men.

RV Wherefore he saith, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, And gave gifts unto men.

WBS Wherefore he saith, When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.

KJB Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

BB Wherfore he saith: When he went vp an hye, he ledde captiuitie captiue, and gaue gyftes vnto men.
(Wherefore he saith: When he went up an hye, he led captiuitie captiue, and gave gyftes unto men.)

GNV Wherfore he saith, Whe he asceded vp on hie, he led captiuity captiue, and gaue gifts vnto men.
(Wherefore he saith, Whe he asceded up on hie, he led captiuity captiue, and gave gifts unto men. )

CB Therfore sayeth he: He is gone vp an hye, and hath led awaye captiuyte captyue, and hath geue giftes vnto men.
(Therfore sayeth he: He is gone up an hye, and hath/has led away captiuyte captive, and hath/has give giftes unto men.)

TNT Wherfore he sayth: He is gone vp an hye and hath ledde captivitie captive and hath geven gyftes vnto men.
(Wherefore he sayth: He is gone up an high and hath/has led captivitie captive and hath/has given gyftes unto men. )

WYC for which thing he seith, He stiynge an hiy, ledde caitifte caitif, he yaf yiftis to men.
(for which thing he seith, He stiynge an hiy, led caitifte caitif, he gave yiftis to men.)

LUT Darum spricht er: Er ist aufgefahren in die Höhe und hat das Gefängnis gefangen geführet und hat den Menschen Gaben gegeben.
(Therefore spricht er: Er is aufgefahren in the Höhe and has the Gefängnis gefangen geführet and has the Menschen Gaben gegeben.)

CLV Propter quod dicit: Ascendens in altum, captivam duxit captivitatem: dedit dona hominibus.[fn]
(Propter that dicit: Ascendens in altum, captivam duxit captivitatem: he_gave dona hominibus.)

4.8 Captivam duxit captivitatem. Id est eos quos diabolus captivaverat a paradiso, et proprios mundi et inferni fecerat, iterum captivos fecit Christus, dum ad cœlum reducuntur.

4.8 Captivam duxit captivitatem. Id it_is them which diabolus captivaverat a paradiso, and proprios mundi and inferni fecerat, iterum captivos fecit Christus, dum to cœlum reducuntur.

UGNT διὸ λέγει, ἀναβὰς εἰς ὕψος, ᾐχμαλώτευσεν αἰχμαλωσίαν, ἔδωκεν δόματα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις.
(dio legei, anabas eis hupsos, aʸⱪmalōteusen aiⱪmalōsian, edōken domata tois anthrōpois.)

SBL-GNT διὸ λέγει· Ἀναβὰς εἰς ὕψος ᾐχμαλώτευσεν αἰχμαλωσίαν, ⸀ἔδωκεν δόματα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις.
(dio legei; Anabas eis hupsos aʸⱪmalōteusen aiⱪmalōsian, ⸀edōken domata tois anthrōpois. )

TC-GNT Διὸ λέγει,
 ⇔ Ἀναβὰς εἰς ὕψος ᾐχμαλώτευσεν αἰχμαλωσίαν,
 ⇔ [fn]καὶ ἔδωκε δόματα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις.
(Dio legei,
 ⇔ Anabas eis hupsos aʸⱪmalōteusen aiⱪmalōsian,
 ⇔ kai edōke domata tois anthrōpois.)

4:8 και ¦ — NA SBL TH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

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