Luke 24:49

Luke 24:49 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.”

Context of Luke 24:49

47People in every country of the world must hear God's message. They must stop doing wrong things and change how they live. When they do this, God will forgive them. He will forgive all the bad things that they have done. People need to tell this message about the Messiah in Jerusalem first, then tell people in other countries. 48You are the people who have seen what has happened here. You must tell other people about it. Now listen! I will send to you the gift that God my Father has promised to give to you. You must stay here in the city until this happens. Then the power of God will come from heaven and it will cover you.’ 50Then Jesus led the group of his disciples out of the city. They all went to a place near the village called Bethany. He held up his hands towards them all. He asked God to be good to them. 51While he was praying for them like that, he went up away from them. God lifted him up to heaven.

Luke 24:49 word by word

καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ πατρός μου ἐφ᾽ ὑμᾶς. ὑμεῖς δὲ καθίσατε ἐν τῇ πόλει ἕως οὗ ἐνδύσησθε ἐξ ὕψους δύναμιν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• sendἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• the promiseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the promiseἐπαγγελίαepaggelia · promiseG1860
• Fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• youσύsu · youG4771
• butδέde · thenG1161
• tarryκαθίζωkathizō · to seatG2523
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• of JerusalemἹερουσαλήμHierousalēm · JerusalemG2419
• untilἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• yeὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• be enduedἐνδύωenduō · to put onG1746
• with powerδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• on highὕψοςhupsos · heightG5311

Cross-references for Luke 24:49

• Isaiah 44:3I will pour water onto land that is thirsty. I will pour streams of water on the dry ground. I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants, and I will bless them.
• Isaiah 59:20The Lord says, ‘A Redeemer will come to Zion. He will come to save Jacob's people who turn away from their sins.’
• Joel 2:28After that, I will pour out my Holy Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will be prophets. Your old men will dream and your young men will see pictures in their minds. (The Lord will send these to them.)
• John 14:16I will ask the Father to help you with this. He will send another Helper to be with you. That Helper will stay with you for ever.
• John 15:26When I return to my Father, I will send the Helper to you. The Helper is God's Spirit who speaks only true things. He comes to you from the Father. I will send him to you and he will speak true things about me.
• John 16:7But what I tell you is true. It will be better for you if I go away. Because, if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I do go away, I will send him to you.
• Isaiah 32:15It will be like that until God pours a new spirit on us from heaven. Then, deserts will become fields of fruit trees. And fields of fruit trees will seem like forests.
• Acts 1:4One time, when Jesus and his apostles were together, he said to them, ‘Do not leave Jerusalem yet. You must wait there until you receive my Father's gift. My Father promised to give it to you. I have already told you about it.
• Acts 2:1Then the day of the Pentecost festival arrived. All the believers were meeting together in one place.

Commentaries on Luke 24:49

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 49The promise of my Father - That is, the Holy Ghost, promised, John 15:26. See Acts 1:4; Acts 2:33. Until ye be endued with power - The energy of the Holy Ghost was to be communicated to them for three particular purposes. That he might be in them, a sanctifying comforter, fortifying their souls and bringing to their remembrance whatever Jesus had before spoken to them. That their preaching might be accompanied by his demonstration and power to the hearts…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 49The promise of my Father - The promise which the Father had made to them “through” the Saviour. See Matthew 10:19; John 14:16-17, John 14:26. The promise was, that they should be aided by the power of the Holy Spirit. He also doubtless referred to the promise of God, made in the days of Joel, respecting the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. See Joel 2:28-29, compared with Acts 2:16-21. Endued with power from on high - The power which would be given them by…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 36-49Verses 36-49 Jesus appeared in a miraculous manner, assuring the disciples of his peace, though they had so lately forsaken him, and promising spiritual peace with every blessing. Many troublesome thoughts which disquiet our minds, rise from mistakes concerning Christ. All the troublesome thoughts which rise in our hearts at any time, are known to the Lord Jesus, and are displeasing to him. He spake with them on their unreasonable unbelief. Nothing had…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 49I am sending the promise of My Father: The Old Testament prophesied that God would pour out his Holy Spirit on all people (Isaiah 32:15; Jeremiah 31:33; Ezekiel 36:26–27; Joel 2:28–32). This prophecy came true on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:14–21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44-4944-49. These are the words, &c.--that is, "Now you will understand what seemed so dark to you when I told you about the Son of man being put to death and rising again" (Lu 18:31-34). while ... yet with you--a striking expression, implying that He was now, as the dead and risen Saviour, virtually dissevered from this scene of mortality, and from all ordinary intercourse with His mortal disciples. law ... prophets ... psalms--the three Jewish divisions of…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 24:49

• Baptism
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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