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Ephesians 4:9
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Ephesians 4:9
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(When it says, "He ascended," what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth?
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But each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ's gift.
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Therefore it is said, "When he ascended on high he made captivity itself a captive; he gave gifts to his people."
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(When it says, "He ascended," what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts of the earth?
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He who descended is the same one who ascended far above all the heavens, so that he might fill all things.)
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The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,
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