Now grace was given to each one of us(A) according to the measure of the Messiah’s gift. For it says:

When He ascended(B) on high,
He took prisoners into captivity;[a]
He gave gifts to people.(C)[b]

But what does “He ascended” mean except that He[c] descended to the lower parts of the earth?[d](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 4:8 Or He led the captives
  2. Ephesians 4:8 Ps 68:18
  3. Ephesians 4:9 Other mss add first
  4. Ephesians 4:9 Or the lower parts, namely, the earth

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