Ephesians 4:7-10

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⁷Now grace was given to each one of us^(A) according to the measure of Christ’s gift. ⁸For it says:

When he ascended^(B) on high,
he took the captives captive;
he gave gifts to people.^[a]^(C)

⁹But what does “he ascended” mean except that he^[b] also descended to the lower parts of the earth?^[c]^(D) ¹⁰The one who descended is also the one who ascended far above all the heavens,^(E) to fill all things.^(F)

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Footnotes

4:8 Ps 68:18
4:9 Other mss add first
4:9 Or the lower parts, namely, the earth

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