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LUKE 24:51 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
Luke 24:50Luke 24:52
“And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.”
While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven — while he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven: the ascension in the posture of blessing. He was taken up into heaven: the passive communicates the divine action — the Father takes up the Son who completed the mission. The Gospel ends where it began — in the presence of the Lord.

Church Fathers on Luke 24:51

Having omitted all those things which may have taken place during forty-three days between our Lord and His disciples, St. Luke silently joins to the first day of the resurrection, the last day when He ascended into heaven, saying, And he led them out as far as to Bethany. First, indeed, because of the name of the place, which signifies “the house of obedience.” For He who descended because of the disobedience of the wicked, ascended because of the obedience of the converted.…

Bede · 8th century

Perhaps pouring into them a power of preservation, until the coming of the Spirit; and perhaps instructing them, that as often as we go away, we should commend to God by our blessing those who are placed under us.

Theophylact · 11th century

But that He blessed them with uplifted hands, signifies that it becomes him who blesses any one to be furnished with various works and labors in behalf of others. For in this way are the hands raised up on high.

Origen · 3rd century
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