This is why it a says: “When he ascended on high, he took many captives and gave gifts to his people.”
But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.Matthew 12:7 KJV
(What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions?Ephesians 4:9 NIV
But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.Ephesians 4:7 NIV