Ephesians 4:9

Tree of Life Version

Now what does “He went up” mean, except that He first went down to the lower regions of the earth?

Cross References

Genesis 11:5

Then Adonai came down to see the city and the tower that the sons of man had built.

Psalm 139:15

My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.

Psalm 63:9

My soul clings to You— Your right hand upholds me.

Psalm 8:5

what is man, that You are mindful of him? And the son of man, that You care for him?

Exodus 19:20

Then Adonai came down onto Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain. Adonai called Moses to the top of the mountain, so Moses went up.

Proverbs 30:4

Who has gone up into heaven, and come down? Who has gathered the wind in the palm of His hand? Who has wrapped the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name and what is the name of His son—if you know?”

Isaiah 44:23

Sing, O heavens, for Adonai has done it! Shout, depths of the earth! Break forth into singing, mountains, forest, and every tree in it! For Adonai has redeemed Jacob and will be glorified through Israel.

Ezekiel 31:14

So none of all the trees by the water should exalt themselves in their height or set their top among the leafy boughs. None of their well-watered mighty ones should attain their height. For they have all been given to death, to the lowest regions under the earth, among the children of men who go down to the Pit.”

Matthew 12:40

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

John 20:17

Yeshua says to her, “Stop clinging to Me, for I have not yet gone up to the Father. Go to My brothers and tell them, ‘I am going up to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”

John 3:13

No one has gone up into heaven except the One who came down from heaven—the Son of Man.

John 6:33

For the bread of God is the One coming down from heaven and giving life to the world.”

John 6:38

For I have come down from heaven not to do My own will but the will of the One who sent Me.

John 6:41

Some of the Judeans started to grumble about Him, because He said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”

John 6:51

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

John 6:58

This is the bread that came down from heaven—not like the bread your fathers ate and then died. He who eats this bread will live forever.”

John 6:62

Then what if you see the Son of Man going back up to the place where He was before?

John 8:14

Yeshua answered them, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid. For I know where I came from and where I am going. But you don’t know where I come from or where I am going.

Hebrews 2:7

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

Hebrews 2:9

But we see One who was made for a little while lower than the angels—namely, Yeshua. He is now crowned with glory and honor, because of the death He suffered so that, by the grace of God, He might taste death for everyone.