Luke 24:36–51

Jesus Appears to His Disciples

³⁶And while^* they were saying these things, he himself stood there among them.^{h 37}But they were startled and became terrified, and^* thought they had seen a ghost. ³⁸And he said to them, “Why are you frightened? And for what reason do doubts arise in your hearts? ³⁹Look at my hands and my feet, that I am I myself! Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see that I have.”^{i 40}And when he^* had said this, he showed them his^* hands and his^* feet. ⁴¹And while^* they were still disbelieving because of joy and were marveling, he said to them, “Do you have anything to eat^j here?” ⁴²So they gave him a piece of broiled fish, ⁴³and he took it^* and^* ate it^* in front of them.

Jesus Commissions His Disciples

⁴⁴And he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I^* was still with you, that everything that is written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled.” ⁴⁵Then he opened their minds to understand the scriptures, ⁴⁶and said to them, “Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and would rise from the dead on the third day, ⁴⁷and repentance and the forgiveness^k of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all the nations,^l beginning from Jerusalem. ⁴⁸You are witnesses of these things. ⁴⁹And behold, I am sending out^m what was promised by my Father upon you, but you stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”

The Ascension

⁵⁰And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them. ⁵¹And it happened that while he was blessing them, he parted from them and was taken up into heaven.