Ephesians 4:7-9

Evangelical Heritage Version

⁷ But to each one of us grace was given, according to the measure of the gift from Christ. ⁸ That is why it says, “When he ascended on high, he took captivity captive and gave gifts to his people.”^{[a] 9} Now what does it mean when it says “he ascended,” other than that he also had descended^[b] to the lower parts, namely, the earth?^[c]