Ephesians 4:8-12 For this reason he says, He went up on high, taking his prisoners with him, and gave freely to men.

BBE⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁸ For this reason he says, He went up on high, taking his prisoners with him, and gave freely to men. ⁹ {\I Now this, He went up, what is it but that he first went down into the lower parts of the earth? ¹⁰ He who went down is the same who went up far over all the heavens so that he might make all things complete.} ¹¹ And he gave some as Apostles, and some, prophets; and some, preachers of the good news; and some to give care and teaching; ¹² For the training of the saints as servants in the church, for the building up of the body of Christ: