Eph 4:9 | NASB1995 | STEP | ( Now this expression , “He ascended ,” what does it mean except that He also had descended into the lower parts of the earth ?

‏ Ephesians 4:9

9 (Now this expression, “He ^aascended,” what ^{▼▼ Lit is it except}does it mean except that He also ^{▼▼ One early ms reads had first descended}had descended into ^dthe lower parts of the earth?