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Now grace was given to each one of us(A) according to the measure of Christ’s gift. For it says:

When he ascended(B) on high,
he took the captives captive;
he gave gifts to people.[a](C)

But what does ‘he ascended’ mean except that he[b] also descended to the lower parts of the earth?[c](D)

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  1. 4:8 Ps 68:18
  2. 4:9 Other mss add first
  3. 4:9 Or the lower parts, namely, the earth