Ephesians 4:9
Modern Translations
New International Version
(What does "he ascended" mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions?

New Living Translation
Notice that it says “he ascended.” This clearly means that Christ also descended to our lowly world.

English Standard Version
(In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth?

Berean Study Bible
What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to 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?

NASB 1995
(Now this expression, "He ascended," what does it mean except that He also had descended into the lower parts of the earth?

NASB 1977
(Now this expression, “He ascended,” what does it mean except that He also had descended into the lower parts of the earth?

Amplified Bible
(Now this expression, “He ascended,” what does it mean except that He also had previously descended [from the heights of heaven] into the lower parts of the earth?

Christian Standard Bible
But what does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower parts of the earth?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But what does "He ascended" mean except that He descended to 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.

Good News Translation
Now, what does "he went up" mean? It means that first he came down to the lowest depths of the earth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Now what does it mean that he went up except that he also had gone down to the lowest parts 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?

NET Bible
Now what is the meaning of "he ascended," except that he also descended to the lower regions, namely, the earth?
Classic Translations
King James Bible
(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

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?

King James 2000 Bible
(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

New Heart English Bible
Now this, "He ascended," what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?

World English Bible
Now this, "He ascended," what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

American King James Version
(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

American Standard Version
(Now this, He ascended, what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?

A Faithful Version
Now He Who ascended, what is it but that He also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

Darby Bible Translation
But that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?

English Revised Version
(Now this, He ascended, what is it but that he also descended into the lower parts of the earth?

Webster's Bible Translation
Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
(Nowe, in that hee ascended, what is it but that he had also descended first into the lowest partes of the earth?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
(But that he ascended, what is it? but that he also descended first into the lower partes of the earth?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
That he wente, vp what is it, but that he first came downe in to ye lowest partes of ye earth?

Tyndale Bible of 1526
That he ascended: what meaneth it but that he also descended fyrst into the lowest parties of the erth?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And that, He went up, what is it except that He also went down first into the lower parts of the earth?

Berean Literal Bible
Now what is "He ascended," except that He also descended into the lower regions 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?

Smith's Literal Translation
(And so having ascended, what is it except that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

Literal Emphasis Translation
Now this, he ascended up, what is it, except that he also descended unto the lower parts of the earth?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now that he ascended, what is it, but because he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Now that he has ascended, what is left except for him also to descended, first to the lower parts of the earth?

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But that he ascended, what is it but that also he first descended to the lower regions of The Earth?

Lamsa Bible
Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the inner parts of the earth?

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
But this?He ascended?what does it mean, but that he also descended into the lower earthly regions?

Godbey New Testament
But what is that which ascended, except that which descended into the lower parts of the earth?

Haweis New Testament
Now this, that he ascended, what does it imply? but that he also first descended into the more internal parts of the earth?

Mace New Testament
now his having ascended, what does it mean, but that he had descended into the lower parts of the earth?

Weymouth New Testament


Worrell New Testament
Now the word, "He ascended," what does it mean, but that He also descended into the lower parts of the earth?

Worsley New Testament
Now this expression "He ascended" what does it mean, but that He descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
















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