Ephesians 4:9

Bishops' Bible (1568)

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

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  • John 3:13 : 13 And no man ascendeth vp to heauen, but he that came downe from heauen, euen the sonne of man which is in heauen.
  • John 6:33 : 33 For the bread of God, is he which cometh downe from heauen, and geueth lyfe vnto the worlde.
  • Ps 63:9 : 9 And they that seeke my soule to oppresse it: shall go vnder the earth.
  • Ps 139:15 : 15 The substaunce of my body was not hyd from thee: when I was made in secrete and fashioned with distinct members in my mothers wombe.
  • Matt 12:40 : 40 For as Ionas was three dayes, and three nyghtes, in the Whales belly: so shall the sonne of man be three dayes, and three nyghtes, in the heart of the earth.
  • Gen 11:5 : 5 But the Lorde came downe to see the citie and towre whiche the chyldren of men buylded.
  • Exod 19:20 : 20 And the Lorde came downe vpon mount Sinai, euen in the toppe of the hill: & when the Lord called Moyses vp into the top of the hil, Moyses went vp.
  • Ps 8:5 : 5 Thou hast made hym somthyng inferiour to angels: thou hast crowned him with glory and worship.
  • Prov 30:4 : 4 Who hath clymed vp into heauen, and come downe from thence? who hath holden the wynde fast in his hande? who hath gathered together the waters in a garment? who hath established all the endes of the worlde: what is his name, and what is his sonnes name, yf thou canst tell?
  • Isa 44:23 : 23 Be glad ye heauens, for the Lorde hath dealt graciously with his people, let all that is here beneath vpon the earth be ioyfull: reioyce ye mountaines and woods, with all the trees thereof, for the Lorde hath redeemed Iacob, and wyll shewe his glory vpon Israel.
  • John 6:38 : 38 For I came downe from heauen, not to do that I wyll: but that he wyll, which hath sent me.
  • John 6:41 : 41 The Iewes then murmured at him, because he sayde, I am the bread of life which came downe from heauen.
  • John 6:51 : 51 I am that lyuyng bread, which came downe from heauen. Yf any man eate of this bread, he shall lyue for euer. And the bread that I wyl geue, is my fleshe, whiche I wyll geue for the lyfe of the worlde.
  • John 6:58 : 58 This is that bread, which came downe from heauen: Not as your fathers dyd eate Manna, and are dead. He that eateth of this bread, shall lyue euer.
  • John 6:62 : 62 What and yf ye shall see the sonne of man ascende vp thyther where he was before?
  • John 8:14 : 14 Iesus aunswered, & saide vnto them: Though I beare recorde of my selfe, yet my recorde is true. For I knowe whence I came, & whyther I go: But ye can not tel whence I come, and whyther I go.
  • John 16:27-28 : 27 For the father hym selfe loueth you, because ye haue loued me, and haue beleued that I came out from God. 28 I went out from the father, and came into the worlde: Agayne, I leaue the worlde, and go to the father.
  • John 20:17 : 17 Iesus saith vnto her: Touche me not, for I am not yet ascended to my father: But go to my brethren, and saye vnto them, I ascende vnto my father and your father, and to my God & your God.
  • Acts 2:34-36 : 34 For Dauid is not ascended into heaue, but he sayeth: The Lorde sayde to my Lorde, syt thou on my ryght, 35 Untill I make thy foes thy footstoole. 36 Therfore, let all the house of Israel know for a suretie, that God hath made that same Iesus, whom ye haue crucified, Lorde and Christe.
  • Heb 2:7 : 7 Thou madest hym for a litle whyle lower then the Angels, thou hast crowned him with glorie and honour, and hast set hym aboue the workes of thy handes.
  • Heb 2:9 : 9 But hym that for a whyle was made lesse then the Angels, we see that it was Iesus, who through the sufferyng of death, was crowned with glorie and honour, that he by the grace of God, shoulde taste of death for all.

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