Ephesians 4:9
“(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ephesians 4:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
(Now this, He ascended, what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Now surely this ‘going up’ must imply that he had already gone down into the world beneath.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Das aber: Er ist hinaufgestiegen, was ist es anders, als daß er auch hinabgestiegen ist in die unteren Teile der Erde?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
(Y que subió, ¿qué es, sino que también había descendido primero á las partes más bajas de la tierra?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
(O que significa este “ele subiu”, senão que ele também tinha descido às partes mais baixas da terra?)
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Qual é o significado de "Ele subiu", senão que Ele também desceu às profundezas da terra?
📖 Ephesians 4:9 in Context
7But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
8Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.
9(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
10He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
11And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
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