Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.Mark Twain, Extracts From Adam’s Diary (1906)
(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?Ephesians 4:9 KJV
But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.Ephesians 4:7 KJV