Ephesians 4:10

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

He, the very one who descended, is also the one who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.

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  • Heb 4:14 : 14 Jesus Our Compassionate High Priest Therefore since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.
  • Heb 7:26 : 26 For it is indeed fitting for us to have such a high priest: holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.
  • Matt 24:34 : 34 I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.
  • Acts 1:9 : 9 After he had said this, while they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud hid him from their sight.
  • Col 1:19 : 19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in the Son
  • Col 2:9 : 9 For in him all the fullness of deity lives in bodily form,
  • 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And we all agree, our religion contains amazing revelation: He was revealed in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
  • Acts 1:11 : 11 and said,“Men of Galilee, why do you stand here looking up into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will come back in the same way you saw him go into heaven.”
  • Acts 2:33 : 33 So then, exalted to the right hand of God, and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured out what you both see and hear.
  • Acts 3:18 : 18 But the things God foretold long ago through all the prophets– that his Christ would suffer– he has fulfilled in this way.
  • Acts 13:32-33 : 32 And we proclaim to you the good news about the promise to our ancestors, 33 that this promise God has fulfilled to us, their children, by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second psalm,‘You are my Son; today I have fathered you.’
  • Rom 9:25-30 : 25 As he also says in Hosea:“I will call those who were not my people,‘My people,’ and I will call her who was unloved,‘My beloved.’” 26 “And in the very place where it was said to them,‘You are not my people,’ there they will be called‘sons of the living God.’” 27 And Isaiah cries out on behalf of Israel,“Though the number of the children of Israel are as the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved, 28 for the Lord will execute his sentence on the earth completely and quickly.” 29 Just as Isaiah predicted,“If the Lord of Heaven’s Armies had not left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, and we would have resembled Gomorrah.” 30 Israel’s Rejection Culpable What shall we say then?– that the Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness obtained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith,
  • Rom 15:9-9 : 9 and thus the Gentiles glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,“Because of this I will confess you among the Gentiles, and I will sing praises to your name.” 10 And again it says:“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.” 11 And again,“Praise the Lord all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples praise him.” 12 And again Isaiah says,“The root of Jesse will come, and the one who rises to rule over the Gentiles, in him will the Gentiles hope.” 13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
  • Rom 16:25-26 : 25 Now to him who is able to strengthen you according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery that had been kept secret for long ages, 26 but now is disclosed, and through the prophetic scriptures has been made known to all the nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith–
  • Eph 1:20-23 : 20 This power he exercised in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms 21 far above every rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And God put all things under Christ’s feet, and gave him to the church as head over all things. 23 Now the church is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
  • Eph 3:19 : 19 and thus to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you will be filled up to all the fullness of God.
  • Luke 24:44 : 44 Jesus’ Final Commission Then he said to them,“These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled.”
  • John 1:16 : 16 For we have all received from his fullness one gracious gift after another.
  • John 19:24 : 24 So the soldiers said to one another,“Let’s not tear it, but throw dice to see who will get it.” This took place to fulfill the scripture that says,“They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they threw dice.” So the soldiers did these things.
  • John 19:28 : 28 Jesus’ Death After this Jesus, realizing that by this time everything was completed, said(in order to fulfill the scripture),“I am thirsty!”
  • John 19:36 : 36 For these things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled,“Not a bone of his will be broken.”
  • Heb 8:1 : 1 The High Priest of a Better Covenant Now the main point of what we are saying is this: We have such a high priest, one who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
  • Heb 9:23-24 : 23 So it was necessary for the sketches of the things in heaven to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves required better sacrifices than these. 24 For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with hands– the representation of the true sanctuary– but into heaven itself, and he appears now in God’s presence for us.

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    6one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

    7But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.

    8Therefore it says,“When he ascended on high he captured captives; he gave gifts to men.”

    9Now what is the meaning of“he ascended,” except that he also descended to the lower regions, namely, the earth?

  • Eph 1:19-23
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    19and what is the incomparable greatness of his power toward us who believe, as displayed in the exercise of his immense strength.

    20This power he exercised in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms

    21far above every rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

    22And God put all things under Christ’s feet, and gave him to the church as head over all things.

    23Now the church is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

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    10toward the administration of the fullness of the times, to head up all things in Christ– the things in heaven and the things on earth.

  • Eph 4:11-13
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    11And he himself gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,

    12to equip the saints for the work of ministry, that is, to build up the body of Christ,

    13until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God– a mature person, attaining to the measure of Christ’s full stature.

  • John 3:13
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    13No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven– the Son of Man.

  • Phil 2:9
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    9As a result God highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name,

  • John 3:31
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    31The one who comes from above is superior to all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things. The one who comes from heaven is superior to all.

  • Col 1:16-20
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    16for all things in heaven and on earth were created in him– all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, whether principalities or powers– all things were created through him and for him.

    17He himself is before all things and all things are held together in him.

    18He is the head of the body, the church, as well as the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he himself may become first in all things.

    19For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in the Son

    20and through him to reconcile all things to himself by making peace through the blood of his cross– through him, whether things on earth or things in heaven.

  • Rom 10:6-7
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    6But the righteousness that is by faith says:“Do not say in your heart,‘Who will ascend into heaven?’”(that is, to bring Christ down)

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    6and he raised us up together with him and seated us together with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,

    7to demonstrate in the coming ages the surpassing wealth of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

  • Eph 3:9-10
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    9and to enlighten everyone about God’s secret plan– the mystery that has been hidden for ages in God who has created all things.

    10The purpose of this enlightenment is that through the church the multifaceted wisdom of God should now be disclosed to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms.

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    9For in him all the fullness of deity lives in bodily form,

    10and you have been filled in him, who is the head over every ruler and authority.

  • Eph 3:18-20
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    18you will be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,

    19and thus to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you will be filled up to all the fullness of God.

    20Now to him who by the power that is working within us is able to do far beyond all that we ask or think,

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    33So then, exalted to the right hand of God, and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured out what you both see and hear.

    34For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says,‘The Lord said to my lord,“Sit at my right hand

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    22who went into heaven and is at the right hand of God with angels and authorities and powers subject to him.

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    27For he has put everything in subjection under his feet. But when it says“everything” has been put in subjection, it is clear that this does not include the one who put everything in subjection to him.

    28And when all things are subjected to him, then the Son himself will be subjected to the one who subjected everything to him, so that God may be all in all.

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    15But practicing the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ, who is the head.

    16From him the whole body grows, fitted and held together through every supporting ligament. As each one does its part, the body builds itself up in love.

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    8You put all things under his control.” For when he put all things under his control, he left nothing outside of his control. At present we do not yet see all things under his control,

  • Col 3:1
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    1Exhortations to Seek the Things Above Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

  • Eph 1:3
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    3Spiritual Blessings in Christ Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ.

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    11and said,“Men of Galilee, why do you stand here looking up into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will come back in the same way you saw him go into heaven.”

  • Acts 1:9
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    9After he had said this, while they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud hid him from their sight.

  • 2 Cor 4:14
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    14We do so because we know that the one who raised up Jesus will also raise us up with Jesus and will bring us with you into his presence.

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    18You ascend on high, you have taken many captives. You receive tribute from men, including even sinful rebels. Indeed the LORD God lives there!

  • Acts 1:2
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    2until the day he was taken up to heaven, after he had given orders by the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.

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    3The Son is the radiance of his glory and the representation of his essence, and he sustains all things by his powerful word, and so when he had accomplished cleansing for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.

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    16For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a shout of command, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

  • Eph 2:18
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    18so that through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.