Luke 24:51
And while He was blessing them, He parted from them and was carried up into Heaven.
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
In Context
50And He brought them out to within view of Bethany, and then lifted up His hands and blessed them.
52They worshipped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy.
Cross References
John 20:17"Do not cling to me," said Jesus, "for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But take this message to my brethren: `I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"
Ephesians 4:8For this reason Scripture says: "He re-ascended on high, He led captive a host of captives, and gave gifts to men."
Hebrews 4:14Inasmuch, then, as we have in Jesus, the Son of God, a great High Priest who has passed into Heaven itself, let us hold firmly to our profession of faith.
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 →