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NASB | Ephesians 4:8 Therefore it says, "WHEN HE ASCENDED ON HIGH, HE LED CAPTIVE A HOST OF CAPTIVES, AND HE GAVE GIFTS TO MEN." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 4:8 Therefore it says, "WHEN HE ASCENDED ON HIGH, HE LED CAPTIVITY CAPTIVE, AND HE BESTOWED GIFTS ON MEN." [Ps 68:18] |
Subject: What does men in Eph. 4:8 mean? |
Bible Note: If your question is "Do women have spiritual gifts?" My answer is "yes". Remember, from my first post, the Greek word for men is the generic word for men - anthropos (you might recognize it in the word "anthropology" (had Paul wanted to mean only males, he would have used a form of the word "aner" - explicitly "male", "man", or "husband" and not "female", "woman", or "wife"). If your question is, "Should the gifts that are given be used anywhere and at anytime?" My answer (for either gender) is no. In an earlier post, I believe I gave Scripture references of 1 Corinthians 11 and 14. Actually, a better response would have been 1 Corinthians 11-14. If you truly want to know more about how the gifts are to be used, read those four chapters. Please don't get me wrong. I want to help your understanding of scripture as much as I can, and will continue to do so if I am able. Perhaps if you read it for yourself, the Lord is probably able to do something more than what I'm capable of doing here. |