Ephesians 4:9

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Ephesians 4:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible

7 Now to each one of us grace has been given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

8 This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”

9 What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?

10 He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.

11 And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers,

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Proverbs 30:4

Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son— surely you know!

John 3:13

No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

John 6:33

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

John 6:62

Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before?

John 20:17

“Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”

Acts 2:34

For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand

Acts 2:35

until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”’

Acts 2:36

Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!”

Genesis 11:5

Then the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the sons of men were building.

Exodus 19:20

The LORD descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the summit. So Moses went up,

John 6:38

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

John 6:41

At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”

John 6:51

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

John 6:58

This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”

John 8:14

Jesus replied, “Even if I 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 came from or where I am going.

John 16:27

For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God.

John 16:28

I came from the Father and entered the world. In turn, I will leave the world and go to the Father.”

Psalms 8:5

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

Psalms 63:9

But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.

Psalms 139:15

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

Matthew 12:40

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

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, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.