# Luke 24.51

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**Book:** [Luke](/codex/luke-the-evangelist/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 49. <span class="rl-speech">And behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city, until ye be clothed with power from on high.</span> 50. And he led them out until they were over against Bethany: and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
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> **51. And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he parted from them, and was carried up into heaven.**
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> 52. And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: 53. and were continually in the temple, blessing God. (Luke 24:49-53, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 49. <span class="rl-speech">Behold, I send out the promise of my Father on you. But wait in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high.”</span> 50. He led them out as far as Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
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> **51. While he blessed them, he withdrew from them, and was carried up into heaven.**
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> 52. They worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53. and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen. (Luke 24:49-53, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 49. <span class="rl-speech">And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.</span> 50. And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
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> **51. And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.**
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> 52. And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy: 53. And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen. (Luke 24:49-53, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 49. <span class="rl-speech">'And, lo, I do send the promise of my Father upon you, but ye, abide ye in the city of Jerusalem till ye be clothed with power from on high.'</span> 50. And he led them forth without, unto Bethany, and having lifted up his hands he did bless them,
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> **51. and it came to pass, in his blessing them, he was parted from them, and was borne up to the heaven;**
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> 52. and they, having bowed before him, did turn back to Jerusalem with great joy, 53. and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen. (Luke 24:49-53, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Resurrection of Jesus](/codex/resurrection-of-jesus/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.