Ephesians 4:9

Now surely this "he ascended" implies that he also descended into the lower part of the earth.

John 3:13

There is no one gone up to heaven, except the One who came down from heaven??he Son of man himself.

John 6:33

"for the bread of God is what come down from heaven, and gives life to the world."

Matthew 12:40

"For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the sea-monster's belly, so the Son of man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

John 6:38

"For I am come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.

John 6:41

Then the Jews began to find fault with Jesus, because he said, "I am the bread which comes down out of heaven," and they kept asking.

John 6:51

"I myself am the living bread that has come down from heaven. Any one who eats this bread will live forever; and moreover, the bread which I will give is my flesh, given for the life of the world."

John 6:58

"This is the bread which came down from heaven; not such as your fathers ate and died, for he who feeds upon this bread shall live forever."

John 6:62

"Does this displease you? What then if you were to behold the Son of man ascending to where he was before?

John 8:14

In reply Jesus said to them. "Even if I do bear testimony to concerning myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I have come from and where I am going. But you do not know where I have come from, or where I am going.

John 16:27-28

for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and believed that I came forth from the God.

John 20:17

"Do not cling to me," said Jesus, "for I am not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, "'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"

Acts 2:34-36

For David did not ascend into heaven; but he himself said, "The Lord said to my Lord Sit thou on my right hand

Hebrews 2:7

Thou hast made him only a little lower that the angels; With glory and honor hast thou crowned him; And hast set him to govern the works of thy hands;

Hebrews 2:9

What we do see is Jesus, who was made for a time a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor, because of the suffering of death, in order that through God's grace he might taste death for every man.

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Summary

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

General references

Bible References

He ascended

John 3:13
There is no one gone up to heaven, except the One who came down from heaven??he Son of man himself.
John 6:33
"for the bread of God is what come down from heaven, and gives life to the world."
John 20:17
"Do not cling to me," said Jesus, "for I am not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, "'I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"
Acts 2:34
For David did not ascend into heaven; but he himself said, "The Lord said to my Lord Sit thou on my right hand

He also

John 6:33
"for the bread of God is what come down from heaven, and gives life to the world."
John 8:14
In reply Jesus said to them. "Even if I do bear testimony to concerning myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I have come from and where I am going. But you do not know where I have come from, or where I am going.
John 16:27
for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and believed that I came forth from the God.

The lower

Matthew 12:40
"For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the sea-monster's belly, so the Son of man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Hebrews 2:7
Thou hast made him only a little lower that the angels; With glory and honor hast thou crowned him; And hast set him to govern the works of thy hands;

General references

John 6:62
"Does this displease you? What then if you were to behold the Son of man ascending to where he was before?
1 Corinthians 12:7
Now to each man has been given his manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.