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 the people who have seen what has happened here. You must tell other people about it. 49Now 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.’ Then 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. 52The disciples praised Jesus for his great power. Then they returned to Jerusalem and they were all very happy.

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 11:1Jesus and his disciples were coming near to Jerusalem. They were almost at the villages called Bethphage and Bethany. They were on the Mount of Olives. Then Jesus sent two of his disciples to go further.
• Acts 1:12Then the apostles left the Mount of Olives. They returned to Jerusalem. This was a walk of about 1 kilometre.
• Genesis 14:18Melchizedek was the king of Salem, and he was a priest of the Most High God. He brought out bread and wine for Abram.
• Genesis 27:4Then prepare the food that I like to eat. Bring it to me so that I can eat it. Then I will give you my blessing before I die.’
• Genesis 48:9Joseph replied, ‘They are the sons that God has given to me here in Egypt.’ Then Israel said, ‘Bring them near to me so that I can bless them.’
• Genesis 49:28All these are ancestors of the 12 tribes of Israel. This is what their father said to them when he blessed them. He told each of his sons what was right for them and their descendants.
• Numbers 6:23‘Tell Aaron and his sons to use these words when they ask me to bless the Israelites.
• Mark 10:16Then Jesus took hold of the children. He put his hands on each of them and he asked God to bless them.
• Hebrews 7:5Men from Levi's family group who become priests receive gifts from their own people. God's Law says that the people must give the Levite priests a tenth part of what they have. But the priests and the other people are all Israelites. They all come from Abraham's family.

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