⁷ But ^(A)grace was given ^(B)to each one of us ^(C)according to the measure of Christ's gift. ⁸ Therefore it says,

⁹ (^(F)In saying, “He ascended”, what does it mean but that he had also descended into ^(G)the lower regions, the earth?^{[a] 10} He who descended is the one who also ^(H)ascended ^(I)far above all the heavens, that he might ^(J)fill all things.) ¹¹ And ^(K)he gave the ^(L)apostles, the prophets, the ^(M)evangelists, the ^(N)shepherds^[b] and teachers,^{[c] 12 (O)}to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for ^(P)building up ^(Q)the body of Christ,