Luke 24:50
And he brought them out unto Bethania, and lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
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
49But await you in Urishlem the city until you be clothed with power from on high.
51And it was that while he blessed them, he was separated from them, and he ascended to the heavens.
Cross References
Mark 10:16And he took them on his arms, and laid his hand upon them, and blessed them.
Acts 1:12And afterward they returned to Urishlem from the mount which is called the place of Olives, which is over against Urishlem, and distant from her as seven stadias.
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 →