'Down' in the Bible

who has placed his seal on us and has given us the Spirit in our hearts as a down payment.

persecuted but not abandoned, struck down but not destroyed.

We know that if the earthly tent we live in is torn down, we have a building in heaven that comes from God, an eternal house not built by human hands.

For the weapons of our warfare are not those of the world. Instead, they have the power of God to demolish fortresses. We tear down arguments

So if I boast a little too much about our authority, which the Lord gave us to build you up and not to tear you down, I will not be ashamed of it.

but I was let down in a basket through an opening in the wall and escaped from him.

For this reason I am writing this while I am away from you: When I come I do not want to be severe in using the authority the Lord gave me to build you up and not to tear you down.