Ephesians 4:9
What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?
Note BYZ and TR except that He also descended first
(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
Now this, “He ascended”, what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?
(Now this, He ascended, what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- he ascended
- Proverbs 30:4; John 3:13; John 6:33, 62; John 20:17; Acts 2:34–36
- he also
- Genesis 11:5; Exodus 19:20; John 6:33, 38, 41, 51, 58; John 8:14; John 16:27, 28
- the lower
- Psalm 8:5; Psalm 63:9; Psalm 139:15; Matthew 12:40; Hebrews 2:7, 9