Therefore it says,

“Ascending on high he led captivity captive;
he gave gifts to men.”[a]

Now “he ascended,” what is it, except that he also descended[b] to the lower regions of the earth? 10 The one who descended himself is also the one who ascended above all the heavens, in order that he might fill all things.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 4:8 A quotation from Ps 68:18
  2. Ephesians 4:9 Some secondary manuscripts add “first”