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Now He said to them, "1These are My wordswhich I spoke to you while I was still with you, that allthings which are writtenabout Me in the 2Law of Moses and the Prophets and 3the Psalmsmust be fulfilled."
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Then He 4opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,
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and He said to them, "5Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and 6riseagain from the dead the thirdday,
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and that 7repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to 8all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
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"And behold, 10I am sendingforth the promise of My Father upon you; but 11you are to stay in the cityuntil 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.
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While He was blessing them, He parted from them and was carried up into heaven.
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And they, after worshiping Him, returned to Jerusalem with greatjoy,
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and were continually* in the templepraisingGod.