Ephesians 4:9

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

Cross References (21)

  • John 3:13 (20)

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

  • Matthew 12:40 (11)

    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 th

  • Proverbs 30:4 (9)

    Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His clo

  • John 6:33 (7)

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

  • Psalms 63:9 (7)

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

  • Hebrews 2:9 (3)

    But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered deat

  • John 16:27–28 (3)

    For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God.

  • John 6:62 (3)

    Then what will happen if you see the Son of Man ascend to where He was before?

  • John 6:58 (3)

    This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bre

  • Psalms 139:15 (3)

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

  • John 20:17 (3)

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

  • Exodus 19:20 (3)

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

  • John 6:51 (3)

    I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, wh

  • Genesis 11:5 (3)

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

  • John 6:41 (3)

    At this, the Jews began to grumble about Jesus because He had said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.”

  • Isaiah 44:23 (3)

    Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountain

  • Psalms 8:5 (3)

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

  • John 6:38 (3)

    For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.

  • Hebrews 2:7 (2)

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

  • John 8:14 (2)

    Jesus replied, “Even if I testify about Myself, My testimony is valid, because I know where I came from and where I am g

  • Acts 2:34–36 (1)

    For David did not ascend into heaven, but he himself says: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand