Luke 24:50

Luke 24:50 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
• New International Version (NIV)When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them.

Context of Luke 24:50

48You are witnesses of these things. 49Listen carefully: I am sending the Promise of My Father [the Holy Spirit] upon you; but you are to remain in the city [of Jerusalem] until you are clothed (fully equipped) with power from on high.” Then He led them out as far as Bethany, and lifted up His hands and blessed them. 51While He was blessing them, He left them and was taken up into heaven. 52And they worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy [fully understanding that He lives and that He is the Son of God];

Luke 24:50 word by word

Ἐξήγαγεν δὲ αὐτοὺς ἔξω ἕως πρὸς Βηθανίαν, καὶ ἐπάρας τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ εὐλόγησεν αὐτούς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• he ledἐξάγωexagō · to lead outG1806
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• outἔξωexō · out/outside(r)G1854
• as far asἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• BethanyΒηθανίαBēthania · BethanyG963
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• he lifted upἐπαίρωepairō · to lift upG1869
• handsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• handsχείρcheir · handG5495
• and blessedεὐλογέωeulogeō · to praise/blessG2127

Cross-references for Luke 24:50

• Mark 11:1When they were nearing Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany near the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of His disciples,
• Acts 1:12Then the disciples returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet (Olive Grove), which is near Jerusalem, [only] a Sabbath day’s journey (less than one mile) away.
• Genesis 14:18Melchizedek king of Salem (ancient Jerusalem) brought out bread and wine [for them]; he was the priest of God Most High.
• Genesis 27:4and make me a savory and delicious dish [of meat], the kind I love, and bring it to me to eat, so that my soul may bless you [as my firstborn son] before I die.”
• Genesis 48:9Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons, whom God has given me here [in Egypt].” So he said, “Please bring them to me, so that I may bless them.”
• Genesis 49:28All these are the [beginnings of the] twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them as he blessed them, blessing each one according to the blessing appropriate to him.
• Numbers 6:23“Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the way you shall bless the Israelites. Say to them:
• Mark 10:16And He took the children [one by one] in His arms and blessed them [with kind, encouraging words], placing His hands on them.
• Hebrews 7:5It is true that those descendants of Levi who are charged with the priestly office are commanded in the Law to collect tithes from the people—which means, from their kinsmen—though these have descended from Abraham.

Commentaries on Luke 24:50

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 50He led them out as far as to Bethany - The difficulties in this verse, when collated with the accounts given by the other evangelists, are thus reconciled by Dr. Lightfoot. "I. This very evangelist ( Acts 1:12;) tells us, that when the disciples came back from the place where our Lord had ascended, they returned from mount Olivet, distant from Jerusalem a Sabbath day's journey. But now the town of Bethany was about fifteen furlongs from Jerusalem, John…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 50To Bethany - See the notes at Mark 16:19. Bethany was on the eastern declivity of the Mount of Olives, from which our Lord was taken up to heaven, Acts 1:12. Bethany was a favored place. It was the abode of Martha, and Mary, and Lazarus, and our Saviour delighted to be there. From this place, also, he ascended to his Father and our Father, and to his God and our God. While he blessed them - While he commanded his benediction to rest upon them; while he…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 50-53Verses 50-53 Christ ascended from Bethany, near the Mount of Olives. There was the garden in which his sufferings began; there he was in his agony. Those that would go to heaven, must ascend thither from the house of sufferings and sorrows. The disciples did not see him rise out of the grave; his resurrection could be proved by their seeing him alive afterwards: but they saw him ascend into heaven; they could not otherwise have a proof of his ascension…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 50Bethany: See study note on 19:29. See also Acts 1:11–12; Zechariah 14:4.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 50-5350-53. to Bethany--not to the village itself, but on the "descent" to it from Mount Olivet.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 24:50

• Ascension
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• Hand
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Commentaries on Luke 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings