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Ephesians 4:10

He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.

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ASV

He that descended is the same also that ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.)

KJV

He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ὁhoThe [One]G3588 →
καταβὰςkatabashaving descendedG2597 →
αὐτόςautos[the] sameG846 →
ἐστινestinisG1510 →
καὶkaialsoG2532 →
ὁho[one]G3588 →
ἀναβὰςanabashaving ascendedG305 →
ὑπεράνωhuperanōaboveG5231 →
πάντωνpantōnallG3956 →
τῶνtōntheG3588 →
οὐρανῶν,ouranōnheavens,G3772 →
ἵναinaso thatG2443 →
πληρώσῃplērōsēHe may fillG4137 →
τὰta<the>G3588 →
πάντα.pantaall things.G3956 →

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Colossians 3:1Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.Hebrews 7:26Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.Ephesians 1:23which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.Hebrews 4:14Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.Ephesians 1:20–23which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms,Colossians 2:9For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.Hebrews 9:23–24So it was necessary for the copies of the heavenly things to be purified with these sacrifices, but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.Psalms 8:1O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.Colossians 1:19For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,1 Timothy 3:16By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.Matthew 24:34Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.2 Corinthians 12:2I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows.Ephesians 3:19of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.Romans 15:9–13so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”Acts 1:9After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.John 1:16From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.Luke 24:44Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”Hebrews 8:1The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,

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The Ascension — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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