9(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?
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And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 2-16)Here the apostle proceeds to more particular exhortations. Two he enlarges upon in this chapter:—To unity an love, purity and holiness, which Christians should very much study. We do not walk worthy of the vocation wherewith we are called if we be not faithful friends to all Christians, and sworn enemies to all sin. This section contains the exhortation to mutual love, unity, and concord, with the…
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