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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: Why don't we consider Priscilla (sometimes called "Prisca")? Acts 18:26 "and he (Apollos) began to speak out boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately." We see Priscilla involved with "explaining the way of God". This was a private matter. Does this help? If you want to know more about Priscilla, do a search for "Prisc" (it will pick up both spellings that way). I hope you don't mind my giving a different example. There are some who would put Eunice and Lois (the mother and grandmother of Timothy) into the category of "Children, obey your parents", "Honor your father and mother", or "Train up a child". With Anna, she was before the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, and because of that, some would see her as outside the church (Like Esther, Ruth, and Deborah, the judge.) In Him, Benjamite |