Ephesians 4:9

New King James Version

(Now this, “He ascended”—what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

Cross References

Genesis 11:5

But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built.

Psalm 139:15

My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

Psalm 63:9

But those who seek my life, to destroy it, Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

Psalm 8:5

For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor.

Exodus 19:20

Then the Lord came down upon Mount Sinai, on the top of the mountain. And the Lord called Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.

Proverbs 30:4

Who has ascended into heaven, or descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in a garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is His Son’s name, If you know?

Isaiah 44:23

Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it! Shout, you lower parts of the earth; Break forth into singing, you mountains, O forest, and every tree in it! For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, And glorified Himself in Israel.

Ezekiel 31:14

‘So that no trees by the waters may ever again exalt themselves for their height, nor set their tops among the thick boughs, that no tree which drinks water may ever be high enough to reach up to them. ‘For they have all been delivered to death, To the depths of the earth, Among the children of men who go down to the Pit.’

Matthew 12:40

For 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 brethren and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’ ”

John 3:13

No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, 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 to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

John 6:41

The Jews then complained 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 are dead. He who eats this bread will live forever.”

John 6:62

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

John 8:14

Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if I bear witness of Myself, My witness is true, for 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 have made him a little lower than the angels; You have crowned him with glory and honor, And set him over the works of Your hands.

Hebrews 2:9

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