Luke 24:45-53

45 Then ¹he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,

46 and said to them, “Thus ²it is written, ³that the Christ should suffer and on the third day ⁴rise from the dead,

47 and that ⁵repentance and^[a] forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed ⁶in his name ⁷to all nations, ⁸beginning from Jerusalem.

48 ⁹You are witnesses of these things.

49 And behold, I am sending ¹⁰the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you ¹¹are clothed with ¹²power ¹³from on high. ”

The Ascension

50 Then ¹⁴he led them out as far as ¹⁵Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them.

51 While he blessed them, ¹⁶he parted from them and was carried up into heaven.

52 And they ¹⁷worshiped him and ¹⁸returned to Jerusalem ¹⁹with great joy,

53 and ²⁰were continually in the temple ²¹blessing God.

Cross References

• 1. 24:45 ver. 32; [Job 33:16; Ps. 119:18; Acts 16:14; 1 John 5:20]
• 2. 24:46 See Matt. 26:24
• 3. 24:46 See ver. 7, 26
• 4. 24:46 John 20:9
• 5. 24:47 Acts 5:31; See Acts 2:38
• 6. 24:47 See Acts 4:12
• 7. 24:47 ch. 2:32; Gen. 12:3; Ps. 22:27; Isa. 2:2; 49:6; Hos. 2:23; Mal. 1:11; Matt. 28:19
• 8. 24:47 Acts 10:37; Gal. 3:8
• 9. 24:48 Acts 1:8, 22; 2:32; 3:15; 5:32; 10:39, 41; 13:31; 1 Pet. 5:1; [John 15:27; 1 Cor. 15:15]
• 10. 24:49 John 14:26; Acts 1:4; [Acts 2:33; Eph. 1:13]; See Acts 2:16, 17
• 11. 24:49 Job 29:14; Ps. 132:9
• 12. 24:49 Acts 1:8
• 13. 24:49 ch. 1:78; Isa. 32:15
• 14. 24:50 Acts 1:12
• 15. 24:50 Matt. 21:17; John 11:18
• 16. 24:51 See Mark 16:19
• 17. 24:52 Matt. 28:9
• 18. 24:52 [See ver. 50 above]
• 19. 24:52 See John 16:22
• 20. 24:53 Acts 2:46; 3:1; 5:21, 42
• 21. 24:53 ch. 1:64; 2:28

Footnotes

• [a] 24:47 Some manuscripts 'for'