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Text -- Luke 24:48-53 (NET)
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Context
24:48 You are witnesses of these things .
24:49 And look , I am sending you what my Father promised . But stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high .”
Jesus’ Departure
24:50 Then Jesus led them out as far as Bethany , and lifting up his hands , he blessed them .
24:51 Now during the blessing he departed and was taken up into heaven .
24:52 So they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy ,
24:53 and were continually in the temple courts blessing God .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Ascension |
KEYS, POWER OF THE |
Jesus, The Christ |
JESUS CHRIST, 4F |
VERSIONS, GEORGIAN, GOTHIC, SLAVONIC |
RESURRECTION OF JESUS CHRIST, THE |
LUKE, THE GOSPEL OF |
Olves, Mount of |
Resurrection of Christ |
OLIVES, MOUNT OF |
BETHANY |
Praise |
CHRIST, THE EXALTATION OF |
APOSTLE |
AUTHORITY IN RELIGION |
Minister |
Church |
Joy |
God |
Benedictions |
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NET Notes: Luk 24:48 You are witnesses. This becomes a key concept of testimony in Acts. See Acts 1:8.
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NET Notes: Luk 24:49 Until you have been clothed with power refers to the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. What the Spirit supplies is enablement. See Luke 12:11-12...
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NET Notes: Luk 24:50 Bethany was village on the Mount of Olives about 2 mi (3 km) from Jerusalem; see John 11:1, 18.
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NET Notes: Luk 24:51 There is great debate whether this event equals Acts 1:9-11 so that Luke has telescoped something here that he describes in more detail later. The tex...
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