Luke 24:51

Luke 24:51 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
• New International Version (NIV)While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven.
• English Standard Version (ESV)While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven.

Context of Luke 24:51

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.” 50Then He led them out as far as Bethany, and lifted up His hands and blessed them. While 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]; 53and they were continually in the temple blessing and praising God.

Luke 24:51 word by word

καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ εὐλογεῖν αὐτὸν αὐτοὺς διέστη ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν καὶ ἀνεφέρετο εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• it came to passγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• whileἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• blessedεὐλογέωeulogeō · to praise/blessG2127
• he was partedδιΐστημιdiistēme · to passG1339
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• carried upἀναφέρωanapherō · to carry upG399
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772

Cross-references for Luke 24:51

• 2 Kings 2:11As they continued along and talked, behold, a chariot of fire with horses of fire [appeared suddenly and] separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.
• Mark 16:19So then, when the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
• John 20:17Jesus said to her, “Do not hold Me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to My brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’ ”
• Acts 1:9And after He said these things, He was caught up as they looked on, and a cloud took Him up out of their sight.
• Ephesians 4:8Therefore it says, “When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And He bestowed gifts on men.”
• Hebrews 1:3The Son is the radiance and only expression of the glory of [our awesome] God [reflecting God’s Shekinah glory, the Light-being, the brilliant light of the divine], and the exact representation and perfect imprint of His [Father’s] essence, and upholding and maintaining and propelling all things [the entire physical and spiritual universe] by His powerful word [carrying the universe along to its predetermined goal]. When He [Himself and no other] had [by offering Himself on the cross as a sacrifice for sin] accomplished purification from sins and established our freedom from guilt, He sat down [revealing His completed work] at the right hand of the Majesty on high [revealing His Divine authority],
• Hebrews 4:14Inasmuch then as we [believers] have a great High Priest who has [already ascended and] passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession [of faith and cling tenaciously to our absolute trust in Him as Savior].

Commentaries on Luke 24:51

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 51Carried up into heaven - - into that heaven from which he had descended, John 1:18; John 3:13. This was forty days after his resurrection, Acts 1:3, during which time he had given the most convincing proofs of that resurrection, not only to the apostles, but to many others - to upwards of five hundred at one time, 1 Corinthians 15:6. As in his life they had seen the way to the kingdom, and in his death the price of the kingdom, so in his ascension they…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. 51Compare 2 Kings 2:11. The ascension of Jesus marked his exaltation to a position of authority over all creation (see Acts 2:32–36; 5:31; Ephesians 1:19–23; Philippians 2:9–11; Hebrews 1:13).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 24:51

• Ascension
• Jesus, the Christ
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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