((A)In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into (B)the lower regions, the earth?[a] 10 He who descended is the one who also (C)ascended (D)far above all the heavens, that he might (E)fill all things.) 11 And (F)he gave the (G)apostles, the prophets, the (H)evangelists, the (I)shepherds[b] and teachers,[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 4:9 Or the lower parts of the earth?
  2. Ephesians 4:11 Or pastors
  3. Ephesians 4:11 Or the shepherd-teachers

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