Ephesians 4:10

Ephesians 4:10

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8 Therefore He says:
^a“When He ascended on high,
He led captivity captive,
And gave gifts to men.”

9 ^a(Now this, “He ascended”—what does it mean but that He also¹ first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

10 He who descended is also the One ^awho ascended far above all the heavens, ^bthat He might fill all things.)

11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,

12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, ^afor the edifying of ^bthe body of Christ,

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Is the same also (autov estin). Rather, "the one who came down (o katabav, the Incarnation) is himself also the one who ascended (o anabav, the Ascension)."

Far above (uperanw). See Ephesians 1:21.

All the heavens (pantwn twn ouranwn). Ablative case after uperanw. For the plural used of Christ's ascent see Hebrews 4:14; Hebrews 7:27. Whether Paul has in mind the Jewish notion of a graded heaven like the third heaven in II Corinthians 12:2 or the seven heavens idea one does not know.

That he might fill all things (ina plhrwsh ta panta). This purpose we can understand, the supremacy of Christ (Colossians 2:9 f.).

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