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Ephesians 4:9
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Ephesians 4:9
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(
Now
this
expression, "He
1
ascended
,"
what
does it
mean
except
that He
also
had
descended
into
2
the
lower
parts
of the
earth
?
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But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ's gift.
8
Therefore it says, "WHEN HE ASCENDED ON HIGH, HE LED CAPTIVE A HOST OF CAPTIVES, AND HE GAVE GIFTS TO MEN."
9
(Now this expression, "He ascended," what does it mean except that He also had descended into the lower parts of the earth?
10
He who descended is Himself also He who ascended far above all the heavens, so that He might fill all things.)
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And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,
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1.
John 3:13
2.
Isaiah 44:23
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2
[a].
Lit "is it except"
[b].
One early ms reads "had first descended"
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