Ephesians 4:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • John 3:13 : 13 No man has ascended to heaven but he who came down from heaven, even the Son of Man who is in heaven.
  • John 6:33 : 33 For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven, and gives life to the world.
  • Ps 63:9 : 9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
  • Ps 139:15 : 15 My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret and skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth.
  • Matt 12:40 : 40 For as Jonah 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.
  • Gen 11:5 : 5 And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built.
  • Exod 19:20 : 20 And the LORD came down upon Mount Sinai, on the top of the mount, and the LORD called Moses up to the top of the mount; and Moses went up.
  • Ps 8:5 : 5 For you have made him a little lower than the angels, and have crowned him with glory and honor.
  • Prov 30:4 : 4 Who has ascended into heaven, or descended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if you can tell?
  • Isa 44:23 : 23 Sing, O heavens; for the LORD has done it: shout, you lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, you mountains, O forest, and every tree in it: for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.
  • John 6:38 : 38 For I came down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.
  • John 6:41 : 41 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven.
  • John 6:51 : 51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if anyone eats of this bread, he shall live forever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
  • John 6:58 : 58 This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers ate manna, and are dead: he who eats of this bread shall live forever.
  • John 6:62 : 62 What then if you shall see the Son of Man ascend up where he was before?
  • John 8:14 : 14 Jesus answered and said to them, Though I bear witness of myself, my witness is true: for I know where I came from, and where I am going; but you cannot tell where I come from, and where I am going.
  • John 16:27-28 : 27 For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came from God. 28 I came forth from the Father and have come into the world: again, I leave the world and go to the Father.
  • John 20:17 : 17 Jesus said to her, Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, and to my God and your God.
  • Acts 2:34-36 : 34 For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he says himself: 'The LORD said to my Lord, ‘Sit at My right hand, 35 Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.' 36 Therefore, let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.
  • Heb 2:7 : 7 You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor, and set him over the works of Your hands:
  • Heb 2:9 : 9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor, so that by the grace of God, He might taste death for everyone.

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    7But to each one of us grace is given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

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    6But the righteousness which is of faith speaks in this way, "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?' (that is, to bring Christ down from above)"

    7or, 'Who will descend into the abyss?' (that is, to bring Christ up again from the dead).

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    13No man has ascended to heaven but he who came down from heaven, even the Son of Man who is in heaven.

  • Phil 2:7-10
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    7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon himself the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

    8And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

    9Therefore God also has highly exalted him and given him a name which is above every name:

    10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and those on earth, and those under the earth;

  • Eph 1:20-23
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    20Which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,

    21Far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world but also in that which is to come:

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    18You have ascended on high, you have led captivity captive: you have received gifts for men; yes, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.

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    7You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor, and set him over the works of Your hands:

    8You have put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that He put all in subjection under him, He left nothing that is not put under him. But now we do not yet see all things put under him.

    9But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor, so that by the grace of God, He might taste death for everyone.

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    16For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

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    31He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.

  • Acts 2:33-34
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    33Therefore, being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured out what you now see and hear.

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    9He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.

  • 1 Cor 15:27
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    27For He has put all things under His feet. But when He says 'all things are put under Him,' it is evident that He who put all things under Him is excepted.

  • John 6:62
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    62What then if you shall see the Son of Man ascend up where he was before?

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    6And raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

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    10He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.

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    10That in the dispensation of the fullness of times, He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth, even in Him:

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    19By whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison,

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    8If I ascend into heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.

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    18And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

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    9But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

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    24For Christ has not entered into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:

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    9And to make all people see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world has been hidden in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

    10To the intent that now to the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

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    1And you He has made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

  • Col 2:15
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    6Who humbles Himself to behold the things that are in heaven and on the earth!

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  • Rom 14:9
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    9For this reason Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living.

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    17And came and preached peace to you who were afar off, and to those who were near.

    18For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.

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