Eph 4:9-10 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Eph 4:9-10: 4:9-10 to our lowly world (or to the lowest parts of the earth ): Some understand this phrase as referring to the tomb, to the world of the dead (cp. Matt 12:40 ; 1 Pet 3:18-20 ), or to the coming of the Spirit at Pentecost. Instead, it probably refers to the incarnation, when Christ . . . descended from heaven and became a man (see John 1:14 ; 3:13 ; Phil 2:7-8 ).

a4:9-10►

bMatt 12:40►

c1 Pet 3:18-20►

dJohn 1:14►

fPhil 2:7-8►

‏ Ephesians 4:9-10

Summary for Eph 4:9-10: 4:9-10 ^a to our lowly world (or to the lowest parts of the earth): Some understand this phrase as referring to the tomb, to the world of the dead (cp. Matt 12:40 ^b; 1 Pet 3:18-20 ^c), or to the coming of the Spirit at Pentecost. Instead, it probably refers to the incarnation, when Christ . . . descended from heaven and became a man (see John 1:14 ^d; 3:13 ^e; Phil 2:7-8 ^f).