Luke 24:44-53

44 Now He said to them, "¹These are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the ²Law of Moses and the Prophets and ³the Psalms must be fulfilled."

45 Then He ⁴opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,

46 and He said to them, "⁵Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and ⁶rise again from the dead the third day,

47 and that ⁷repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to ⁸all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

48 "You are ⁹witnesses of these things.

49 "And behold, ¹⁰I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but ¹¹you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."

The Ascension

50 And He led them out as far as ¹²Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them.

51 While He was blessing them, He parted from them and was carried up into heaven.

52 And they, after worshiping Him, returned to Jerusalem with great joy,

53 and were continually * in the temple praising God.

Cross References

• 1. Luke 9:22, 44; Luke 18:31-34; Luke 22:37
• 2. Luke 24:27
• 3. Ps 2:7ff [Acts 13:33]; Ps 16:10 [Acts 2:27]; Ps 22:1-18 [Matt 27:34-46]; Ps 69:1-21 [John 19:28ff]; Psalms 72; 110:1 [Matt 22:43f]; Ps 118:22f [Matt 21:42]
• 4. Luke 24:32; Acts 16:14; 1 John 5:20
• 5. Luke 24:26, 44
• 6. Luke 24:7
• 7. Acts 5:31; Acts 10:43; Acts 13:38; Acts 26:18
• 8. Matthew 28:19
• 9. Acts 1:8, 22; Acts 2:32; Acts 3:15; Acts 4:33; Acts 5:32; Acts 10:39, 41; Acts 13:31; 1 Peter 5:1
• 10. John 14:26
• 11. Acts 1:4
• 12. Matthew 21:17; Acts 1:12

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "mind"
• [b]. I.e. Messiah
• [c]. Later mss read "and forgiveness"
• [d]. Or "on the basis of"
• [e]. Lit "blessing"