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Ephesians 4:7-9
International Standard Version
Ephesians 4:7-9
International Standard Version
7 Now to each one of us grace has been given proportionate to the measure of the Messiah’s[a] gift. 8 That is why God[b] says,
“When he went up to the highest place,
he led captives into captivity
and gave gifts to people.”[c]
9 Now what does this “he went up” mean except that he also had gone[d] down into the lower parts of the earth?[e]
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- Ephesians 4:7 Or Christ’s
- Ephesians 4:8 Lit. he
- Ephesians 4:8 Ps 68:18
- Ephesians 4:9 Other mss. read had first gone
- Ephesians 4:9 Or parts, that
Ephesians 4:7-9
New International Version
Ephesians 4:7-9
New International Version
7 But to each one of us(A) grace(B) has been given(C) as Christ apportioned it. 8 This is why it[a] says:
9 (What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions[c]?
Footnotes
- Ephesians 4:8 Or God
- Ephesians 4:8 Psalm 68:18
- Ephesians 4:9 Or the depths of the earth
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