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Therefore he says,

“When he ascended on high,
    he led captivity captive,
    and gave gifts to people.”Psalm 68:18

Now this, “He ascended”, what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

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This is why it[a] says:

“When he ascended on high,
    he took many captives(A)
    and gave gifts to his people.”[b](B)

(What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions[c]?

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 4:8 Or God
  2. Ephesians 4:8 Psalm 68:18
  3. Ephesians 4:9 Or the depths of the earth