Verse Comparison: Ephesians 4:9
American Standard Version
(Now this, He ascended, what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?
Amplified® Bible
[But He ascended?] Now what can this, He ascended, mean but that He had previously descended from [the heights of] heaven into [the depths], the lower parts of the earth?
Contemporary English Version
When it says, "he went up," it means that Christ had been deep in the earth.
Darby English Version
But that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?
Good News Bible
Now, what does "he went up" mean? It means that first he came down to the lowest depths of the earth.
International Standard Version
Now what does this "he went up" mean except that he also had gone down into the lower parts of the earth?
King James Version
(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
New American Standard Bible
(Now this {expression,} "He ascended, what does it mean except that He also had descended into the lower parts of the earth?"
New International Version
(What does "he ascended" mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions?
New King James Version
(Now this, 'He ascended''what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
(Now this expression, "He ascended," what does it mean except that He also had descended into the lower parts of the earth?
Young's Literal Translation
and that, he went up, what is it except that he also went down first to the lower parts of the earth?