Ephesians 4:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

When it says, “he went up”, it means that Christ had been deep in the earth.

Cross References

Genesis 11:5

But when the LORD came down to look at the city and the tower,

Psalm 139:15

Nothing about me is hidden from you! I was secretly woven together deep in the earth below,

Psalm 63:9

All who want to kill me will end up in the ground.

Psalm 8:5

You made us a little lower than you yourself, and you have crowned us with glory and honour.

Exodus 19:20

The LORD came down to the top of Mount Sinai and told Moses to meet him there.

Proverbs 30:4

Has anyone gone up to heaven and come back down? Has anyone grabbed hold of the wind? Has anyone wrapped up the sea or marked out boundaries for the earth? If you know of any who have done such things, then tell me their names and their children's names.

Isaiah 44:23

Tell the heavens and the earth to start singing! Tell the mountains and every tree in the forest to join in the song! The LORD has rescued his people; now they will worship him.

Ezekiel 31:14

Never again will any tree dare to grow as tall as this tree, no matter how much water it has. Every tree must die, just as humans die and go down to the world of the dead.

Matthew 12:40

He was in the stomach of a big fish for three days and nights, just as the Son of Man will be deep in the earth for three days and nights.

John 20:17

Jesus told her, “Don't hold on to me! I have not yet gone to the Father. But tell my disciples that I am going to the one who is my Father and my God, as well as your Father and your God.”

John 3:13

No one has gone up to heaven except the Son of Man, who came down from there.

John 6:33

And the bread that God gives is the one who came down from heaven to give life to the world.”

John 6:38

I didn't come from heaven to do what I want! I came to do what the Father wants me to do. He sent me,

John 6:41

The people started grumbling because Jesus had said he was the bread that had come down from heaven.

John 6:51

I am that bread from heaven! Everyone who eats it will live for ever. My flesh is the life-giving bread that I give to the people of this world.

John 6:58

The bread that comes down from heaven isn't like what your ancestors ate. They died, but whoever eats this bread will live for ever.

John 6:62

What if you should see the Son of Man go up to heaven where he came from?

John 8:14

Jesus replied: Even if I do speak for myself, what I say is true! I know where I came from and where I am going. But you don't know where I am from or where I am going.

Hebrews 2:7

You made us lower than the angels for a while. Yet you have crowned us with glory and honour.

Hebrews 2:9

What we do see is Jesus, who for a little while was made lower than the angels. Because of God's wonderful kindness, Jesus died for everyone. And now that Jesus has suffered and died, he is crowned with glory and honour!