Ephesians 4:8-11

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⁸For it says:

When he ascended^(A) on high,
he took the captives captive;
he gave gifts to people.^[a]^(B)

⁹But what does “he ascended” mean except that he^[b] also descended to the lower parts of the earth?^[c]^(C) ¹⁰The one who descended is also the one who ascended far above all the heavens,^(D) to fill all things.^(E) ¹¹And he himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,

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Footnotes

4:8 Ps 68:18
4:9 Other mss add first
4:9 Or the lower parts, namely, the earth

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