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That is why God[a] says,

“When he went up to the highest place,
    he led captives into captivity
        and gave gifts to people.”[b]

Now what does this “he went up” mean except that he also had gone[c] down into the lower parts of the earth?[d] 10 The one who went down is the same one who went up above all the heavens so that all things would be fulfilled.

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  1. Ephesians 4:8 Lit. he
  2. Ephesians 4:8 Ps 68:18
  3. Ephesians 4:9 Other mss. read had first gone
  4. Ephesians 4:9 Or parts, that