⁴⁵Then ^mhe opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, ⁴⁶and said to them, “Thus ⁿit is written, ^othat the Christ should suffer and on the third day ^prise from the dead, ⁴⁷and that ^qrepentance for³ the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed ^rin his name ^sto all nations, ^tbeginning from Jerusalem. ⁴⁸^uYou are witnesses of these things. ⁴⁹And behold, I am sending ^vthe promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you ^ware clothed with ^xpower ^yfrom on high.”

The Ascension

⁵⁰And ^zhe led them out as far as ^aBethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. ⁵¹While he blessed them, ^bhe parted from them and was carried up into heaven. ⁵²And they ^cworshiped him and ^zreturned to Jerusalem ^dwith great joy, ⁵³and ^ewere continually in the temple ^fblessing God.

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Luke 24:52–53: And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, and were continually in the temple blessing God.

Footnotes

3Some manuscripts and

Cross references

mver. 32; [Job 33:16; Ps. 119:18; Acts 16:14; 1 John 5:20]
nSee Matt. 26:24
oSee ver. 7, 26
p John 20:9
q Acts 5:31; See Acts 2:38
rSee Acts 4:12
sch. 2:32; Gen. 12:3; Ps. 22:27; Isa. 2:2; 49:6; Hos. 2:23; Mal. 1:11; Matt. 28:19
t Acts 10:37; Gal. 3:8
u 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]
v John 14:26; Acts 1:4; [Acts 2:33; Eph. 1:13]; See Acts 2:16, 17
w Job 29:14; Ps. 132:9
x Acts 1:8
ych. 1:78; Isa. 32:15
z Acts 1:12
a Matt. 21:17; John 11:18
bSee Mark 16:19
c Matt. 28:9
z[See ver. 50 above]
dSee John 16:22
e Acts 2:46; 3:1; 5:21, 42
fch. 1:64; 2:28

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven. Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And they stayed continually at the temple, praising God.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. He also said to them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead the third day, and repentance for forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And look, I am sending you what my Father promised. As for you, stay in the city until you are empowered from on high.”

Then he led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. And while he was blessing them, he left them and was carried up into heaven. After worshiping him, they returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And they were continually in the temple praising God.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. And he said, “Yes, it was written long ago that the Messiah would suffer and die and rise from the dead on the third day. It was also written that this message would be proclaimed in the authority of his name to all the nations, beginning in Jerusalem: ‘There is forgiveness of sins for all who repent.’ You are witnesses of all these things.

“And now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised. But stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven.”

Then Jesus led them to Bethany, and lifting his hands to heaven, he blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up to heaven. So they worshiped him and then returned to Jerusalem filled with great joy. And they spent all of their time in the Temple, praising God.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and said to them, “Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and would rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and the forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. And behold, I am sending out what was promised by my Father upon you, but you stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”

And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them. And it happened that while he was blessing them, he parted from them and was taken up into heaven. And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And they were continually in the temple courts praising God.

KJV 1900King James Version

Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these things. And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.

And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.

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