The Ascension of Christ: To Receive Gifts for Men

You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.

This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”

And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,