Therefore [a]it says,

(A)When He ascended on high,
He (B)led captive the captives,
And He gave gifts to people.”

(Now this expression, “He (C)ascended,” what [b]does it mean except that He also [c]had descended into (D)the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is Himself also He who ascended (E)far above all the heavens, so that He might (F)fill all things.)

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 4:8 Or He
  2. Ephesians 4:9 Lit is it except
  3. Ephesians 4:9 One early ms had first descended

διὸ λέγει· Ἀναβὰς εἰς ὕψος ᾐχμαλώτευσεν αἰχμαλωσίαν, [a]ἔδωκεν δόματα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις. τὸ δὲ Ἀνέβη τί ἐστιν εἰ μὴ ὅτι καὶ [b]κατέβη εἰς τὰ κατώτερα μέρη τῆς γῆς; 10 ὁ καταβὰς αὐτός ἐστιν καὶ ὁ ἀναβὰς ὑπεράνω πάντων τῶν οὐρανῶν, ἵνα πληρώσῃ τὰ πάντα.

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Footnotes

  1. ΠΡΟΣ ΕΦΕΣΙΟΥΣ 4:8 ἔδωκεν NIV ] καὶ ἔδωκεν WH Treg RP
  2. ΠΡΟΣ ΕΦΕΣΙΟΥΣ 4:9 κατέβη WH Treg NIV ] + πρῶτον RP