Luke 24:50 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 24:50

When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them.

BSB

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ASV

And he led them out until they were over against Bethany: and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.

KJV

And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.

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Commentary

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Cyril of Alexandria

COMMENTARY ON LUKE, CHAPTER 24 (444)

Having blessed them and gone ahead a little, he was carried up into heaven so that he might share the Father's throne even with the flesh that was united to him. The Word made this new pathway for us when he appeared in human form. After this, and in due time, he will come again in the glory of his Father with the angels and will take us up to be with him. Let us glorify him.Being God the Word, he became man for our sakes. He suffered willingly in the flesh, rose from the dead and abolished corruption.

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And he led them out as far as Bethany,.... Not the town of Bethany; could that be thought, it might be supposed that he led his disciples thither, to pay a visit to his dear friends there, Lazarus, Mary, and Martha, before his ascension; but the town of Bethany was fifteen furlongs, or near two miles distance from Jerusalem, Joh 11:18 whereas the place from whence Christ ascended was but a sabbath day's journey from it, which was two thousand cubits, or about a mile, Act 1:

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The manner of the re-uniting of Christ's soul and body in his resurrection is a mystery, one of the secret things that belong not to us; but the infallible proofs of his resurrection, that he did indeed rise from the dead, and was thereby proved to be the Son of God, are things revealed, which belong to us and to our children.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 2949: “Our Lord's Posture in Ascension” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1905)

OUR Lord Jesus, having spoiled the grave and so proved His power over things that are under the earth, tarried for 40 days among men and so claimed His power over the earth, itself, and then ascended through the air to show that the dominion of the Prince of the power of the air was broken and, finally, entered into the Heaven of Heavens to claim sovereignty there, so that, from the lowest depths up to the extreme heights, He might take possession of His vast domains.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἐξήγαγεν	Exēgagen	He led	G1806 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
αὐτοὺς	autous	them	G846 →
ἔξω	exō	out	G1854 →
ἕως	he'ōs	until	G2193 →
πρὸς	pros	to	G4314 →
Βηθανίαν,	Bēthanian	Bethany,	G963 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐπάρας	eparas	having lifted up	G1869 →
τὰς	tas	the	G3588 →
χεῖρας	cheiras	hands	G5495 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of Him	G846 →
εὐλόγησεν	eulogēsen	He blessed	G2127 →
αὐτούς.	autous	them.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 1:12
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
leads to
- Luke 24:52
  And they worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
- Matthew 21:1
  As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
Through
Mark 11:1
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two of His disciples
leads to
- Matthew 26:30
  And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- John 12:14–19
  Finding a young donkey, Jesus sat on it, as it is written:
- Luke 19:29–40
  As He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples,
- Matthew 21:1–11
  As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
Through
Matthew 21:17
Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.
leads to
- John 11:18
  Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away,
Through
Genesis 49:28
These are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this was what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing.
leads to
- Esther 8:11
  By these letters the king permitted the Jews in each and every city the right to assemble and defend themselves, to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people or province hostile…