For it says:

When he ascended(A) on high,
he took the captives captive;
he gave gifts to people.[a](B)

But what does “he ascended” mean except that he[b] also descended to the lower parts of the earth?[c](C) 10 The one who descended is also the one who ascended far above all the heavens,(D) to fill all things.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 4:8 Ps 68:18
  2. 4:9 Other mss add first
  3. 4:9 Or the lower parts, namely, the earth

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