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Ephesians 4:9

WEB

9Now this, “He ascended”, what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

KJV

9(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

BSB

9[+] What doesHe ascendedmean, except that He also descended [+] to the lower parts of the earth?

FBV

9(Regarding [+] this: it says he ascended, but that means he also had previously descended to our lowly world.

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Extra References

John 3:13

13No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.


Matthew 12:40

40For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the huge fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.


Proverbs 30:4

4Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in his garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name, if you know?


Psalms 63:9

9But those who seek my soul to destroy it shall go into the lower parts of the earth.


John 6:33

33For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven and gives life to the world.”


Genesis 11:5

5The LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men built.


John 6:58

58This is the bread which came down out of heavennot as our fathers ate the manna and died. He who eats this bread will live forever.”


Hebrews 2:9

9But we see him who has been made a little lower than the angels, Jesus, because of the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God he should taste of death for everyone.


John 6:38

38For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.


John 20:17

17[+] Jesus said to her, “Don’t hold me, for I haven’t yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”