how he was caught up into (A)Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

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was caught up(A) to paradise(B) and heard inexpressible things, things that no one is permitted to tell.

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Therefore He says:

(A)“When He ascended on high,
He led captivity captive,
And gave gifts to men.”

(B)(Now this, “He ascended”—what does it mean but that He also [a]first descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is also the One (C)who ascended far above all the heavens, (D)that He might fill all things.)

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 4:9 NU omits first

This is why it[a] says:

“When he ascended on high,
    he took many captives(A)
    and gave gifts to his people.”[b](B)

(What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions[c]? 10 He who descended is the very one who ascended(C) higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 4:8 Or God
  2. Ephesians 4:8 Psalm 68:18
  3. Ephesians 4:9 Or the depths of the earth

(A)“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give (B)to eat from (C)the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.” ’

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Whoever has ears, let them hear(A) what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,(B) I will give the right to eat from the tree of life,(C) which is in the paradise(D) of God.

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