τὸ δὲ Ἀνέβη τί ἐστιν εἰ μὴ ὅτι καὶ ⸀κατέβη εἰς τὰ κατώτερα μέρη τῆς γῆς;

to de Anebe ti estin ei me oti kai rkatebe eis ta katotera mere tes ges;

quod autem ascendit quid est nisi quia et descendit primum in inferiores partes terrae

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

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

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

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

(Now this, “He ascended”—what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

(Now the saying, “He ascended” — what does it mean but that He also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

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

But that he ascended, what is it but that also he first descended to the lower regions of The Earth?

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

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

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

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

Now what does it mean that he went up except that he also had gone down to the lowest parts of the earth?

But what does "He ascended" mean except that He descended to the lower parts of the earth?

Now what does this "he went up" mean except that he also had gone down into the lower parts of the earth?

Now what is the meaning of "he ascended," except that he also descended to the lower regions, namely, the earth?

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

(What does "he ascended" mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions?

Notice that it says "he ascended." This clearly means that Christ also descended to our lowly world.

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

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

It says: ‘He went up.’ That must mean that Christ had also come down. He came down to a lower place, the earth.

and that, he went up, what is it except that he also went down first to the lower parts of the earth?

When they say, “He went up,” what does it mean but that He had first gone down to the deep parts of the earth?

(Now, in that He ascended, what is it but that He had also descended first into the lowest parts of the earth?

(Well, when it says “He ascended,” then that must mean that He had descended earlier to the lower levels, that is, to the earth.

Notice that it says he returned to heaven. This means that he had first come down from the heights of heaven, far down to the lowest parts of the earth.

Now the word “ascended” implies that he also descended into the lower regions of the earth.

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

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

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

[But He ascended?] Now what can this, He ascended, mean but that He had previously descended from [the heights of] heaven into [the depths], the lower parts of the earth?

When it says, “He went up,” what does it mean? It means that he first came down to the earth.

But that doesn’t mean you should all look and speak and act the same. Out of the generosity of Christ, each of us is given his own gift. The text for this is, He climbed the high mountain, He captured the enemy and seized the plunder, He handed it all out in gifts to the people. Is it not true that the One who climbed up also climbed down, down to the valley of earth? And the One who climbed down is the One who climbed back up, up to highest heaven. He handed out gifts above and below, filled heaven with his gifts, filled earth with his gifts. He handed out gifts of apostle, prophet, evangelist, and pastor-teacher to train Christ’s followers in skilled servant work, working within Christ’s body, the church, until we’re all moving rhythmically and easily with each other, efficient and graceful in response to God’s Son, fully mature adults, fully developed within and without, fully alive like Christ.

Now what does it mean when it says “he ascended,” other than that he also had descended to the lower parts, namely, the earth?

Now the expression “he ascended,” what does it imply except that he also descended to the lower regions, to the earth?

(When it says, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth?

That he ascended, what does it mean but that he also descended first, into the lowest parts of the earth?

Now, what does “he went up” mean? It means that first he came down to the lowest depths of the earth.

But what is it, that he ascended up, no but that also he came down first into the lower parts of the earth? [Forsooth that he ascended, what is it, no but for he descended first into the lower parts of the earth?]

When it says here that “he went up,” what this means is that he also came down into the lower place, that is, the earth.

When it says, “he went up,” it means that Christ had been deep in the earth.

(In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth?

(Note the implication here—to say that Christ “ascended” means that he must previously have “descended”, that is from the height of Heaven to the depth of this world. The one who made this descent is identically the same person as he who has now ascended high above the very Heavens—that the whole universe from lowest to highest might know his presence.)

(When it says, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth?

(When it says, ‘He ascended’, what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth?

What does the phrase “he climbed up” mean if it doesn’t mean that he had first gone down into the lower regions, the earth?

(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?

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

What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended into the lower [regions] of the earth?

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

When it says, “He ·went up [ascended],” what does it mean? ·It means [L …except] that he first ·came down [descended] to the ·earth [or lower regions, namely the earth; or the depths of the earth; C probably refers to (1) the Incarnation, though possibly (2) Christ’s descent to Hades after his death (1 Pet. 3:19–20), or (3) Christ’s descent through the Spirit at Pentecost (Acts 2)].

Now what does “He went up” mean, except that He first went down to the lower regions of the earth?

(In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth?

What does “he went up” mean? It can only mean that he also came down to the lower, earthly places.

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

Now this phrase, “he went up,” what can it mean if not that he first went down into the lower parts, that is, the earth?

Now, what does `he went up' mean? Does it not mean that he also came down to the earth below?

(When it says, ‘He ascended’, what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth?

Now if He "ASCENDED" what can it mean except that also He descended into the lower parts of ha’aretz?

Now what does it mean that he went up except that he also had gone down to the lowest parts of the earth?

(In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that He also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

When it says, “He went up,” what does it mean? It means that he first came down low to earth.

When it says, “He went up,” what does it mean? It means that he first came down to the earth.

Now “he ascended,” what is it, except that he also descended to the lower regions of the earth?

(What does ‘he ascended’ mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions?

Now what does the “He ascended” mean except that He also descended into the lower parts of the earth?