Ephesians 4:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Ephesians 4:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ephesians 4:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ephesians 4:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Ephesians 4:9 — World English Bible

Ephesians 4:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Ephesians 4:9 — American Standard Version

Ephesians 4:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and that, he went up, what is it except that he also went down first to the lower parts of the earth?”

Ephesians 4:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Ephesians 4:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?”

Ephesians 4:9 — Darby Translation

Ephesians 4:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“(Nowe, in that hee ascended, what is it but that he had also descended first into the lowest partes of the earth?”

Ephesians 4:9 — Geneva Bible

Ephesians 4:9 in Context — Ephesians 4

7 Mais à chacun de nous la grâce a été donnée selon la mesure du don de Christ.

8 C’est pourquoi il est dit: Étant monté en haut, il a emmené des captifs, Et il a fait des dons aux hommes.

9 Or, que signifie: Il est monté, sinon qu’il est aussi descendu dans les régions inférieures de la terre?

10 Celui qui est descendu, c’est le même qui est monté au-dessus de tous les cieux, afin de remplir toutes choses.

11 Et il a donné les uns comme apôtres, les autres comme prophètes, les autres comme évangélistes, les autres comme pasteurs et docteurs,

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What Does Ephesians 4:9 Mean?

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