Ephesians 4:9

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

(Now {G1161} that he ascended {G305}, what {G5101} is it {G2076} but {G1508} that {G3754} he {G2597} also {G2532} descended {G2597} first {G4412} into {G1519} the lower {G2737} parts {G3313} of the earth {G1093}?

Now this phrase, “he went up,” what can it mean if not that he first went down into the lower parts, that is, the earth?

What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to 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?

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Cross-References

  • John 3:13 (15 votes)

    And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, [even] the Son of man which is in heaven.

  • Matthew 12:40 (10 votes)

    For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

  • John 6:33 (6 votes)

    For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

  • Psalms 63:9 (6 votes)

    But those [that] seek my soul, to destroy [it], shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

  • Proverbs 30:4 (6 votes)

    Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what [is] his name, and what [is] his son's name, if thou canst tell?

  • Genesis 11:5 (3 votes)

    ¶ And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.

  • Psalms 8:5 (3 votes)

    For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.