Ephesians 4:9

Easy To Read Version

When it says, “He went up,” what does it mean? It means that he first came down low to earth.

Cross References

Genesis 11:5

The Lord came down to see the city and the very tall building. The Lord saw the people building these things.

Psalm 139:15

You know all about me.\par You watched my bones grow\par while my body took shape,\par hidden in my mother’s body. {\cf2\super [634]} \par

Psalm 63:9

Some people are trying to kill me.\par But they will be destroyed.\par They will go down to their graves.\par

Psalm 8:5

\{But people are important to you!\}\par You made people {\cf2\super [43]} almost like gods.\par And you crowned them\par with glory and honor.\par

Exodus 19:20

So the Lord came down to Mount Sinai. The Lord came from heaven to the top of the mountain. Then the Lord called Moses to come up to the top of the mountain with him. So Moses went up the mountain.

Proverbs 30:4

No person has ever learned about the things from heaven. No person has ever caught the wind in his hand. No person has ever held water in a piece of cloth. No person can ever really know the limits of the earth. If any person can do these things, who is he? Where is his family?

Isaiah 44:23

The skies are happy because the Lord did great things.\par The earth is happy, even deep down under the earth!\par The mountains sing with thanks to God.\par All the trees in the forest are happy!\par Why? Because the Lord saved Jacob.\par The Lord did great things for Israel.\par

Ezekiel 31:14

“Now, none of the trees by that water will be proud. They won’t try to reach the clouds. None of the strong trees that drink that water will brag about being tall. Why? Because all of them have been appointed to die. They will all go down into the world below—to Sheol, the place of death. They will join the other people who died and went down into that deep hole.”

Matthew 12:40

Jonah was in the stomach of the big fish for three days and three nights. In the same way, the Son of Man {\cf2\super [179]} will be in the grave three days and three nights.

John 20:17

Jesus said to her, “Don’t hold me. I have not yet gone back up to the Father. But go to my brothers (followers) and tell them this: ‘I am going back to my Father and your Father. I am going back to my God and your God.’”

John 3:13

The only one that has ever gone up to heaven is the One that came down from heaven—the Son of Man. {\cf2\super [48]}

John 6:33

What is the bread of God? God’s bread is the One that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

John 6:38

I came down from heaven to do what God wants me to do. I did not come to do what I want to do.

John 6:41

Some Jews began to complain about Jesus. They complained because Jesus said, “I am the bread that comes down from heaven.”

John 6:51

I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If a person eats this bread, then that person will live forever. This bread is my body. I will give my body so that the people in the world can have life.”

John 6:58

I am not like the bread that our ancestors {\cf2\super [95]} ate \{in the desert\}. They ate that bread. But, \{like all people\}, they died. I am the bread that came down from heaven. The person that eats this bread will live forever.”

John 6:62

Then will it also be a problem for you to see the Son of Man {\cf2\super [97]} going back to the place where he came from?

John 8:14

Jesus answered, “Yes, I am saying these things about myself. But people can believe these things I say. Why? Because I know where I came from. And I know where I am going. But you don’t know where I came from or where I am going.

Hebrews 2:7

For a short time you made him lower\par than the angels.\par You gave him glory and honor\par to be his crown.\par

Hebrews 2:9

For a short time Jesus was made lower than the angels, but now we see him wearing a crown of glory and honor because he suffered and died. Because of God’s grace (kindness) Jesus died for every person.