7. Each one of us has received a special gift in proportion to what Christ has given.
8. As the scripture says:“When he went up to the very heights,he took many captives with him;he gave gifts to people.”
9. Now, what does “he went up” mean? It means that first he came down to the lowest depths of the earth.
10. So the one who came down is the same one who went up, above and beyond the heavens, to fill the whole universe with his presence.
11. It was he who “gave gifts”; he appointed some to be apostles, others to be prophets, others to be evangelists, others to be pastors and teachers.
12. He did this to prepare all God's people for the work of Christian service, in order to build up the body of Christ.