Psalm 68:18 (WEB)
You have ascended on high. You have led away captives. You have received gifts among people, yes, among the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell there.
Fathers and councils · 12
Irenaeus of Lyons
“For the Lord, through means of suffering, “ascending into the lofty place, led captivity captive, gave gifts to men,” and conferred on those that believe in Him the power “to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and on all the power of the enemy,” that is, of the leader of apostasy.” — editor's note: Ps. lxviii. 18; Eph. iv. 8.
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“…also said to one another, Lift up your gates, ye Princes, and the rest; remember also the Psalm which says, He ascended on high, He led captivity captive; remember the Prophet who said, Who buildeth His ascension unto heaven; and all the other particulars mentioned yesterday because of the gainsaying of the Jews.” — editor's note: Ps. lxviii. 18. On the reading ἀνέβη, found in a few mss. of the Septuagint, see Tischendorf’s note on Eph. iv. 8.
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Justin Martyr
“It is accordingly said, ‘He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, He gave gifts unto the sons of men.’” — editor's note: Literally, “He said accordingly.” Ps. lxviii. 18.
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Hippolytus of Rome
- Hippolytus of Rome, Exegetical Fragments §39On the Psalms
“On Psalm lxviii. 18.” — the author cites it
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Augustine of Hippo
“For at His rising the body was saved; who “ascended up on high, led captivity captive, gave gifts unto men.”” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 8; Ps. lxviii. 18.
Read the whole comment“In the next place, turning his address to the Lord Himself, “Thou hast gone up,” he saith, “on high, Thou hast led captivity captive, Thou hast received gifts in men” (ver. 18).” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“For then He promised that He Himself would send Him, and He sent Him; because then, as it was written and foretold of Him, “He ascended up on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.”” — editor's note: Eph. iv. 8 and Ps. lxviii. 18
Read the whole comment“And in the Psalm it is read thus, “Thou hast ascended up on high, Thou hast led captivity captive, Thou hast received gifts in men.”” — editor's note: Ps. lxviii. 18
Read the whole comment“Of Him it is said, “He ascended up on high, He led captivity captive, He gave gifts unto men.”” — editor's note: Ps. lxviii. 18; Eph. iv. 8.
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John Chrysostom
“For one saith, “Thou hast gone up on high, Thou hast led captivity captive, and hast received gifts amongst men.”” — editor's note: Ps. lxviii. 18.
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Ambrose of Milan
“This good gift is the grace of the Spirit, which the Lord Jesus shed forth from heaven, after having been fixed to the gibbet of the cross, returning with the triumphal spoils of death deprived of its power, as you find it written: “Ascending up on high He led captivity captive, and gave good gifts to men.”” — editor's note: Ps. lxviii. [lxvii.] 18.
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Tertullian
“Now hear how he declared that by Christ Himself, when returned to heaven, these spiritual gifts were to be sent: “He ascended up on high,” that is, into heaven; “He led captivity captive,” meaning death or slavery of man; “He gave gifts to the sons of men,” that is, the gratuities, which we call charismata.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. xii. 4–11; Eph. iv. 8, and Ps. lxviii. 18.
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Cross-references · 15
Cited together in Against Heresies II.20.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 87.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 87.
Cited together in Against Heresies II.20.
Cited together in Against Heresies II.20.
Cited together in Against Heresies II.20.
Cited together in Against Heresies II.20.
Cited together in Against Heresies II.20.
Cited together in Against Heresies II.20.
Cited together in Against Heresies II.20.
Cited together in On the Holy Trinity XIII.10.
Cited together in On the Holy Trinity XIII.10.
Cited together in On the Holy Trinity XIII.10.
Cited together in Against Heresies II.20 and 1 other place.
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