Therefore he says, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
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Jerome
AD 420
It was a nice touch for Paul to write here that Christ gave gifts to humanity, when what is written in Psalm is that “he received gifts among humanity.” Why this difference? Since in the psalm the act had not yet occurred but was promised in the future, the phrase was accordingly he received. But the apostle is seeing this as a promise earlier given and later fulfilled. At this time of writing, Christ has already made the gift and churches have been established throughout the whole world. Accordingly he is said to have already given to humanity rather than received gifts among humanity. .
