Luke 24:50
When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
In Context
51While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.
Cross References
Genesis 14:18Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High—
Genesis 48:9Joseph said to his father, “They are the sons God has given me in this place.” So Jacob said, “Please bring them to me, that I may bless them.”
Numbers 6:23“Tell Aaron and his sons: This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:
Mark 10:16And He took the children in His arms, placed His hands on them, and blessed them.
Acts 1:12Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
Matthew Henry on Luke 24:37-50
Christ's Interview with the Apostles. 36 And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. 37 But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. 38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? 39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. 40 And when he had thus spoken, he showed them his hands and his… Read the whole commentary →