Parallel Bible results for "ephesians 4:9"

Ephesians 4:9

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9 What does the phrase "he climbed up" mean if it doesn't mean that he had first gone down into the lower regions, the earth?
9 (What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions ?
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