1 Samuel 30:26; Colossians 2:15; Esther 2:18; Judges 5:12; Psalms 68:18
Wherefore he saith - The word “he” is not in the original; and it may mean “the Scripture saith,” or “God saith.” The “point” of the argument her...
Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led (g) captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (g) A multitude of captives.
The Doctrine of Gifts in Relation to Unity. Every Christian has his gift of grace: and the grace given to each is proportioned to the measure of Ch...
When, &c . From Psalms 68:18 . See App-107. up . Omit. on . App-104. high . See Luke 1:78 . Rendered "height" in Ephesians 3:18 ; Reve...
8. Therefore he saith. To serve the purpose of his argument, Paul has departed not a little from the true meaning of this quotation. Wicked...
DISCOURSE: 2108 THE ASCENSION OF CHRIST Ephesians 4:7-8 . Unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Wh...
Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. Wherefore he saith - The reference seems to be to...
Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. Wherefore - `for which reason,' namely, t...
Unity of the New Life. Rules for the New Life The Apostle passes, as usual, from doctrinal statements to practical exhortations; but doctrine is h...
He saith ] There is no pronoun in the Greek, and the nominative may be 'it,' 'the Scripture,' viz. Psalms 68:18 . The important parts of the quotat...
Wherefore he saith. — The reference is to Psalms 68 — a psalm which (as the quotation from Numbers 10:35 , in the first verse, shows) is a psalm c...
Chapter 17 THE MEASURE OF THE GIFT OF CHRIST Ephesians 4:7-12 In Ephesians 4:7 the apostle passes from the unities of the Church to its dive...
Keeping the “Unity of the Spirit” Ephesians 4:1-10 Paul here admonishes lowliness in the presence of another's excellence; meekness in sufferin...
The apostle at once proceeded to apply this great doctrine to the present life of the Church. From the heavenly calling he passed to the earthly cond...
(7) But unto everyone of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. (8) Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he le...
Wherefore he saith ,.... God in the Scripture, Psalms 68:18 when he ascended up on high ; which is not to be understood of Moses's ascending up...
Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. Ver. 8. He led captivity captive, &c. ] A...
But Though there be so many, and those infinitely important particulars, in which the true members of the church agree, and which furnish such powe...
RESPONSE IN PRACTICAL UNITY (vs.1-6) In this letter to the Ephesian saints, Paul first presented the basic truth so essential for individual sain...
Exhortation to Unity; Persuasives to Unity. A. D. 61....
Wherefore he saith; the psalmist. When he; Christ, God manifested in the flesh: and then what was spoken by the psalmist prophetically in the sec...
Exhortation to Oneness (4:1-16). Paul calls on them therefore now to be as one, and walk worthily of their calling.
‘Which is why he says, ‘When he ascended on high he led captivity (or ‘prisoners of war') captive and gave gifts to men.' ‘He says.' Some see this a...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Ephesians 4:7 . But unto every one of us is given grace. —The distributing Spirit ( 1 Corinthians 12:11 ) leaves...
Ephesians 4:7-16 The Church Edified and Edifying Itself. I. There are various outward appliances all meant for the edifying of the body of Christ...
Ephesians 4:8 , Ephesians 4:11 A Glorious Ascension. To ascend on high must have meant for Christ a large increase of His quickening influenc...
Ephesians 4:8-16 The Origin of the Christian Clergy. No doubt from the first the Christian society which we now call a Church existed in Christ's...
Ephesians 4:1-2 . I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowlines...
Ephesians 4:1 . I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you- Paul puts force into the argument by his manner of speaking; you can hear in...
Ephesians 4:1 . I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,- «You are called...
Ephesians 4:1 . I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you a pathetic argument, for if I hear of discords among you it will add affliction...
EXPOSITION PRACTICAL PORTION OF THE EPISTLE . Ephesians 4:1-49 CHURCH PRINCIPLE OF GROWTH AND PROGRESS ; THE CHURC...
Christ's gifts to the individual Christians:
Wherefore He saith, when He ascended up on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
The Higher Christian Life Ephesians 4:1-32 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. A prisoner of the Lord. One would hardly expect to find a prisoner in a Roman...
Wherefore he saith — That is, in reference to which God saith by David, Having ascended on high, he led captivity captive — He triumphed over all h...
8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivityb captive, and gave gifts unto men.