Luke 24:52
So they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy.
Text-Critical English NT
In The King James Version
And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
In Context
51While he was blessing them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven.
53And they were continually in the temple courts, praising and blessing God.
Cross References
Matthew 28:9As they went on their way to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” So they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him.
John 14:28You heard me say to you, ‘I am going away and coming back to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced that I said, ‘I am going to the Father,’ because my Father is greater than I am.
John 16:22So you also have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
1 Peter 1:8Although you once did not know him, you love him; although you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with an unspeakable and glorious joy,
Matthew Henry on Luke 24:51-53
Christ's Ascension. 50 And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. 51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. 52 And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: 53 And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen. This evangelist omits the solemn meeting between Christ and his disciples in Galilee; but what he said to them there, and at other interviews, he subjoins to what he… Read the whole commentary →