³⁴ For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,

⁶ But the righteousness that comes from faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ down)

⁹ (When it says, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended^[a] into the lower parts of the earth?^[b]