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Ephesians 4:10 — King James Version← Study notes

He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)


Ephesians 4:10Greek Interlinear

Greek · Ephesians 4:1015 words
GreekMeaning
ho
The OnearticleG3588
καταβὰςkatabas
having descendedverbG2597
αὐτόςautos
the samepronounG846
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
καὶkai
alsoadverbG2532
ho
onearticleG3588
ἀναβὰςanabas
having ascendedverbG305
ὑπεράνωhyperanō
aboveprepositionG5231
πάντωνpantōn
alladjectiveG3956
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
οὐρανῶνouranōn
heavensnounG3772
ἵναhina
so thatwordG2443
πληρώσῃplērōsē
He may fillverbG4137
τὰta
thearticleG3588
πάνταpanta
all thingsadjectiveG3956
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Ephesians 4:10

“Now this, He ascended, what is it, but that He also descended into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended, is the same also that ascended far above all the Heavens, that He might fill all things.” When you hear these words, think not of a mere removal from one place to another; for what Paul establishes in the Epistle to the Philippians Philippians 2:5-8, that very argument is he also insisting upon here. In the same way as there, when exhorting them concerning…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 11 on Ephesians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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