Ephesians 4:9

English Majority Text Version

But that "He ascended"--what it is but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

Cross References

Matthew 12:40

For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

John 20:17

Jesus said to her, "Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brothers and say to them, 'I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.' "

John 3:13

And no one has gone up into heaven except He who came down out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.

John 6:33

For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world."

John 6:38

For I have come down from heaven, not that I might do My will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

John 6:41

Therefore the Jews were murmuring about Him, because He said, "I am the bread which came down from heaven."

John 6:51

I am the living bread which came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is My flesh, which I shall give for the life of the world."

John 6:58

This is the bread which came down from heaven, not as your fathers ate the manna, and died. He that eats this bread shall live forever."

John 6:62

What then if you should see the Son of Man ascending where He was before?

John 8:14

Jesus answered and said to them, "Even if I should testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from and where I am going.

Hebrews 2:7

You made him a little lower than the angels, You crowned him with glory and honor,

Hebrews 2:9

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