Ephesians 4:9
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9 (When it says, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended[a] into the lower parts of the earth?[b]
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John 3:13
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13 No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.[a](A)
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- 3.13 Other ancient authorities add who is in heaven
Matthew 12:40
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40 For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so for three days and three nights the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth.(A)
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Psalm 63:9
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9 But those who seek to destroy my life
shall go down into the depths of the earth;(A)
John 6:33
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33 For the bread of God is that which[a] comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”(A)
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- 6.33 Or he who
Proverbs 30:4
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4 Who has ascended to heaven and come down?
Who has gathered the wind in the hollow of the hand?
Who has wrapped up the waters in a garment?
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is the person’s name?
And what is the name of the person’s child?
Surely you know!(A)
John 20:17
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17 Jesus said to her, “Do not touch me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”(A)
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John 16:27-28
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27 for the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.[a](A) 28 I came from the Father and have come into the world; again, I am leaving the world and am going to the Father.”(B)
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- 16.27 Other ancient authorities read the Father
Psalm 8:5
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- 8.5 Or than the divine beings or angels
Genesis 11:5
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5 The Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which mortals had built.(A)
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Hebrews 2:9
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9 but we do see Jesus, who for a little while was made lower[a] than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God[b] he might taste death for everyone.(A)
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Hebrews 2:7
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7 You have made them for a little while lower[a] than the angels;
you have crowned them with glory and honor,[b]
John 8:14
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14 Jesus answered, “Even if I testify on my own behalf, my testimony is valid because I know where I have come from and where I am going, but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.
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John 6:62
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62 Then what if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?(A)
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John 6:58
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58 This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which the ancestors ate, and they died. But the one who eats this bread will live forever.”
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John 6:51
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51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever, and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”(A)
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John 6:41
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41 Then the Jews began to complain about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”
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John 6:38
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38 for I have come down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.(A)
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Isaiah 44:23
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23 Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it;
shout, O depths of the earth;
break forth into singing, O mountains,
O forest and every tree in it!
For the Lord has redeemed Jacob
and will be glorified in Israel.(A)
Psalm 139:15
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15 My frame was not hidden from you,
when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.(A)
Exodus 19:20
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20 When the Lord descended upon Mount Sinai, to the top of the mountain, the Lord summoned Moses to the top of the mountain, and Moses went up.
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Acts 2:34-36
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34 For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,
‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,(A)
35 until I make your enemies your footstool.” ’
36 “Therefore let the entire house of Israel know with certainty that God has made him both Lord and Messiah,[a] this Jesus whom you crucified.”
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- 2.36 Or Christ
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