Other Appearances

36 While they were telling these things, aHe Himself stood in their midst and * said to them, “Peace be to you.”

37 But they were startled and frightened and thought that they were seeing aa spirit.

38 And He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your 1hearts?

39 “aSee My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; btouch Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.”

40 And when He had said this, He showed them His hands and His feet.

41 While they still 1acould not believe it because of their joy and amazement, He said to them, “bHave you anything here to eat?”

42 They gave Him a piece of a broiled fish;

43 and He took it and aate it before them.

44 Now He said to them, “aThese are My words which I spoke to you while I was still with you, that all things which are written about Me in the bLaw of Moses and the Prophets and cthe Psalms must be fulfilled.”

45 Then He aopened their 1minds to understand the Scriptures,

46 and He said to them, “aThus it is written, that the 1Christ would suffer and brise again from the dead the third day,

47 and that arepentance 1for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed 2in His name to ball the nations, beginning from Jerusalem.

48 “You are awitnesses of these things.

49 “And behold, aI am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but byou 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 aBethany, 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 1praising God.