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Ephesians 4:9

What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth?

Ephesians 4:9 BSB
  1. a BYZ and TR except that He also descended first

Ephesians 4:9 has 21 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 5 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to John 3:13 (22 votes) and Matthew 12:40 (12 votes). 46 other verses point back to it. It links with 18 other books, from Genesis 11 to James 1.

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Which verses does Ephesians 4:9 point to?

The 20 strongest of 21, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. John 3:1322 votes

    No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

  2. Matthew 12:4012 votes

    For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

  3. Proverbs 30:410 votes

    Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son—surely you know!

  4. John 6:337 votes

    For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

  5. Psalm 63:96 votes

    But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.

  6. Genesis 11:53 votes

    Then the LORD came down to see the city and the tower that the sons of men were building.

  7. Exodus 19:203 votes

    The LORD descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the summit. So Moses went up,

  8. Psalm 8:53 votes

    You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.

  9. Psalm 139:153 votes

    My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.

  10. Isaiah 44:233 votes

    Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.

  11. John 6:383 votes
  12. John 6:413 votes
  13. John 6:513 votes
  14. John 6:583 votes
  15. John 6:623 votes
  16. John 16:27–283 votes
  17. John 20:173 votes

    “Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”

  18. Hebrews 2:93 votes
  19. John 8:142 votes
  20. Hebrews 2:72 votes

Which verses point to Ephesians 4:9?

The 10 strongest of 46.