Ephesians 4:8

Wherefore he saith,.... God in the Scripture, Psa 68:18

when he ascended up on high; which is not to be understood of Moses's ascending up to the firmament at the giving of the law, as some Jewish…

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 here is, that Christ, when he ascended to heaven, obtained…

Wherefore he saith - The reference seems to be to Psa 68:18, which, however it may speak of the removal of the tabernacle, appears to have been intended to point out the glorious ascension of Christ…

Here the apostle proceeds to more particular exhortations. Two he enlarges upon in this chapter: - To unity an love, purity and holiness, which Christians should very much study. We do not walk worthy…

Whereforehe saith Or it, i.e. the Scripture, saith. St Paul's usage in quotation leaves the subject of the verb undetermined here and in similar cases (see e.g.ch. Eph 5:14). For him, the word of the…