Ephesians 4:9

Now surely this 'going up' must imply that he had already gone down into the world beneath.

John 3:13

No one has ascended to Heaven, except him who descended from Heaven--the Son of Man himself.

John 6:33

For the Bread that God gives is that which comes down from Heaven, and gives Life to the world."

Matthew 12:40

For, just as 'Jonah was inside the sea-monster three days and three nights,' so shall the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

John 6:38

For I have come down from Heaven, to do, not my own will, but the will of him who sent me;

John 6:41

Upon this the Jews began murmuring against Jesus for saying-- 'I am the Bread which came down from Heaven.'

John 6:51

I am the Living Bread that has come down from Heaven. If any one eats of this Bread, he will live for ever; and the Bread that I shall give is my flesh, which I will give for the Life of the world."

John 6:58

That is the Bread which has come down from Heaven--not such as your ancestors ate, and yet died; he who takes this Bread for his food shall live for ever."

John 6:62

"Is this a hindrance to you? What, then, if you should see the Son of Man ascending where he was before?

John 8:14

"Even if I bear testimony to myself," answered Jesus, "my testimony is trustworthy; for I know where I came from, and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from, nor where I am going.

John 16:27-28

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

John 20:17

"Do not hold me," Jesus said; "for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my Brothers, and tell them that I am ascending to him who is my Father and their Father, my God and their God."

Acts 2:34-36

It was not David who went up into Heaven; for he himself says- -'The Lord said to my master: "Sit on my right hand,

Hebrews 2:7

Thou hast made him, for a while, lower than angels; With glory and honour thou hast crowned him; Thou hast set him over all that thy hands have made;

Hebrews 2:9

What our eyes do see is Jesus, who was made for a while lower than angels, now, because of his sufferings and death, crowned with glory and honour; so that his tasting the bitterness of death should, in God's loving-kindness, be on behalf of all mankind.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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
No one has ascended to Heaven, except him who descended from Heaven--the Son of Man himself.
John 6:33
For the Bread that God gives is that which comes down from Heaven, and gives Life to the world."
John 20:17
"Do not hold me," Jesus said; "for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my Brothers, and tell them that I am ascending to him who is my Father and their Father, my God and their God."
Acts 2:34
It was not David who went up into Heaven; for he himself says- -'The Lord said to my master: "Sit on my right hand,

He also

John 6:33
For the Bread that God gives is that which comes down from Heaven, and gives Life to the world."
John 8:14
"Even if I bear testimony to myself," answered Jesus, "my testimony is trustworthy; for I know where I came from, and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from, nor where I am going.
John 16:27
For the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came from the Father.

The lower

Matthew 12:40
For, just as 'Jonah was inside the sea-monster three days and three nights,' so shall the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Hebrews 2:7
Thou hast made him, for a while, lower than angels; With glory and honour thou hast crowned him; Thou hast set him over all that thy hands have made;

General references

John 6:62
"Is this a hindrance to you? What, then, if you should see the Son of Man ascending where he was before?
1 Corinthians 12:7
To each man there is given spiritual illumination for the general good.