49 (A)Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city [a]of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.”

The Ascension(B)

50 And He led them out (C)as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them. 51 (D)Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 24:49 NU omits of Jerusalem

49 I am going to send you what my Father has promised;(A) but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

The Ascension of Jesus

50 When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany,(B) he lifted up his hands and blessed them. 51 While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven.(C)

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