(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

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

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  1. Ephesians 4:9 Or the depths of the earth

((A)In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into (B)the lower regions, the earth?[a]

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  1. Ephesians 4:9 Or the lower parts of the earth?

But what does “he ascended” mean except that he[a] also descended to the lower parts of the earth?[b](A)

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  1. 4:9 Other mss add first
  2. 4:9 Or the lower parts, namely, the earth

(Now this expression, “He (A)ascended,” what [a]does it mean except that He also [b]had descended into (B)the lower parts of the earth?

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  1. Ephesians 4:9 Lit is it except
  2. Ephesians 4:9 One early ms reads had first descended