Luke 24:50

Jesus’ Departure

24:50 Then ¹  Jesus ²  led them out as far as Bethany, ³  and lifting up his hands, he blessed them.

Luke 19:29

19:29 Now ⁴  when he approached Bethphage ⁵  and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, ⁶  he sent two of the disciples,

[24:50]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[24:50]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[24:50]  ³ sn Bethany was village on the Mount of Olives about 2 mi (3 km) from Jerusalem; see John 11:1, 18.

[19:29]  ⁴ tn Grk “And it happened that when.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated. Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[19:29]  ⁵ sn The exact location of the village of Bethphage is not known. Most locate it on the southeast side of the Mount of Olives and northwest of Bethany, about 1.5 miles (3 km) east of Jerusalem.

[19:29]  ⁶ tn Grk “at the mountain called ‘of Olives.’” This form of reference is awkward in contemporary English, so the more familiar “Mount of Olives” has been used in the translation.