9(What does "he ascended" mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions ?


In Context

6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

7 But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.

8 This is why it says: "When he ascended on high, he led captives in his train and gave gifts to men."

9 (What does "he ascended" mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions ?

10 He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)

11 It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,

Ephesians 4:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:9(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:9Now that he ascended, what is it, but because he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:9(Now this, He ascended, what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:9But that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:9(Now this, He ascended, what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:9Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:9Now this, |He ascended,| what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:9and that, he went up, what is it except that he also went down first to the lower parts of the earth?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:9(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?