Eph 4:9 的「先降在地下」

Eph 4:8  所以經上說：他升上高天的時候，擄掠了仇敵，將各樣的恩賜賞給人。

8  Therefore it says, “WHEN HE ASCENDED ON HIGH, HE LED CAPTIVE THECAPTIVES, AND HE GAVE GIFTS TO PEOPLE.”

Eph 4:9  （既說升上，豈不是先降在地下嗎？

9  (Now this expression, “He ascended,” what does it mean except that He also had descended into the lower parts of the earth?

Eph 4:9 commentary on "into the lower parts of the earth" by Albert Barnes:

Into the lower parts of the earth - To the lowest state of humiliation. This seems to be the fair meaning of the words. Heaven stands opposed to earth. One is above; the other is beneath. From the one Christ descended to the other; and he came not only to the earth, but he stooped to the most humble condition of humanity here; see Php 2:6-8; compare notes on Isa 44:23. Some have understood this of the grave; others of the region of departed spirits; but these interpretations do not seem to be necessary. It is the “earth itself” that stands in contrast with the heavens; and the idea is, that the Redeemer descended from his lofty eminence in heaven, and became a man of humble rank and condition; compare Psa 139:15.

先降在地下 - 「進入最低等的屈辱狀態」。 這似乎是這句話的實質含義。 天與地相對。 一個在上面；另一個在下面。 基督從一個降到另一個；祂不僅來到地球上，而且在這裡屈身到人類最卑微的狀況；見腓立比書2:6-8；比較以賽44:23的註釋。 有些人將其理解為「墳墓」；其他人理解為「逝去的人的領域」；但這些解釋似乎沒有必要。 與天堂形成對比的就是“地球本身”；這句話的意思是，救贖主從祂在天堂的崇高地位，降世成為一個地位和條件卑微的人；比較Psa 139:15。

Psalms 139:15

(Chinese UV (T))  我在暗中受造，在地的深處被聯絡；那時，我的形體並不向你隱藏。

(KJV)  My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

(NASB)  My frame was not hidden from You When I was made in secret, And skillfully formed in the depths of the earth;