The Ascension and the Disciples' Worship
Luke 24:50-53
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Luke.24.50 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- Εξηγαγεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- δε: CONJ
- αυτους: PRON,acc,pl,m
- εως: CONJ
- προς: PREP
- Βηθανιαν: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- και: CONJ
- επαρας: VERB,aor,act,ptc,nom,sg,m
- τας: ART,acc,pl,f
- χειρας: NOUN,acc,pl,f
- αυτου: PRON,gen,sg,m
- ευλογησεν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- αυτους: PRON,acc,pl,m
Parallels
- Acts 1:9-11 (structural): Acts continues Luke's account of Jesus' ascension—he is taken up into heaven after blessing/parting from the disciples, providing the climactic ascending action implied in Luke 24:50–51.
- Mark 16:19 (thematic): Mark summarizes Jesus' exaltation after speaking to the disciples—like Luke 24:50, it links the risen Lord's final words/acts with his being received up into heaven.
- Numbers 6:22-27 (verbal): The priestly (Aaronic) blessing language and the act of blessing the people resonate with Jesus' lifting of hands to bless—Luke places Jesus in the role of one who pronounces God’s blessing.
- Genesis 48:14-16 (allusion): Jacob lays hands on Ephraim and Manasseh to bless them; the physical gesture of laying up/raising hands to confer a blessing echoes Jesus' lifting of hands over his disciples.
- Psalm 134:2 (thematic): The psalmic call to 'lift up your hands in the sanctuary and bless the LORD' reflects the liturgical gesture of raised hands in blessing, parallel to Jesus' liturgical action in Luke 24:50.
Alternative generated candidates
- And he led them out as far as Bethany; and, lifting up his hands, he blessed them.
- And he led them out as far as Bethany, and he lifted up his hands and blessed them.
Luke.24.51 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- και: CONJ
- εγενετο: VERB,aor,mid,ind,3,sg
- εν: PREP
- τω: ART,dat,sg,m
- ευλογειν: VERB,pres,act,inf
- αυτον: PRON,acc,sg,m
- αυτους: PRON,acc,pl,m
- διεστη: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,sg
- απ᾽αυτων: PREP+PRON,gen,pl,3
- και: CONJ
- ανεφερετο: VERB,aor,pass,ind,3,sg
- εις: PREP
- τον: ART,acc,sg,m
- ουρανον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
Parallels
- Acts 1:9-11 (structural): Direct continuation and fuller narrative of the same event: Jesus is taken up into a cloud, with angels announcing his future return—expands the Luke ascension motif.
- Mark 16:19 (verbal): Parallel wording and summary: Mark likewise states that Jesus 'was received up into heaven' and is enthroned at God's right hand, a concise ascension report.
- John 20:17 (thematic): Jesus tells Mary not to cling to him because he 'has not yet ascended to the Father,' presupposing and thematically pointing to the forthcoming ascension.
- Hebrews 1:3 (allusion): Develops the theological significance of the ascension: the Son 'sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,' linking ascension with enthronement and priestly/exalted status.
Alternative generated candidates
- While he blessed them, he withdrew from them and was carried up into heaven.
- While he blessed them, he was parted from them and was taken up into heaven.
Luke.24.52 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- και: CONJ
- αυτοι: PRON,nom,pl,3
- προσκυνησαντες: VERB,aor,act,part,nom,pl,m
- αυτον: PRON,acc,sg,m
- υπεστρεψαν: VERB,aor,act,ind,3,pl
- εις: PREP
- Ιερουσαλημ: NOUN,acc,sg,f
- μετα: PREP
- χαρας: NOUN,gen,sg,f
- μεγαλης: ADJ,gen,sg,f
Parallels
- Matthew 28:8 (verbal): The women 'departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy'—the phrase 'great joy' and the jubilant departure parallel Luke's 'returned to Jerusalem with great joy.'
- Matthew 28:17 (verbal): 'When they saw him they worshipped him' mirrors Luke's explicit note that the disciples worshipped Jesus before returning to Jerusalem.
- John 20:20 (thematic): 'Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord' echoes the rejoicing of the disciples in Luke 24:52 after encountering the risen Jesus.
- John 20:28 (verbal): Thomas's confession 'My Lord and my God!' is another explicit instance of the disciples' worship of the risen Jesus, paralleling Luke's statement that they worshipped him.
- Acts 1:12-14 (structural): After the Ascension the disciples 'returned to Jerusalem' (from the Mount of Olives) and gathered together in prayer—parallel in action and setting to Luke's note that they returned to Jerusalem (with joy) following their worship of Jesus.
Alternative generated candidates
- And they worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy;
- They worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy.
Luke.24.53 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- και: CONJ
- ησαν: VERB,impf,act,ind,3,pl
- δια: PREP
- παντος: ADJ,gen,sg,masc
- εν: PREP
- τω: ART,dat,sg,m
- ιερω: NOUN,dat,sg,n
- ευλογουντες: VERB,pres,act,part,nom,pl,m
- τον: ART,acc,sg,m
- θεον: NOUN,acc,sg,m
Parallels
- Acts 2:46-47 (verbal): The early Christian community is described as 'continuing daily in the temple' and 'praising God,' closely paralleling Luke 24:53's picture of the disciples continually in the temple blessing God.
- Acts 1:14 (thematic): Following the Ascension the followers are depicted as united in continual devotion (prayer and supplication), echoing the theme of ongoing communal worship and devotion after Jesus' departure.
- Psalm 134:1-2 (verbal): The call 'Bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who stand in the house of the LORD by night' echoes the language and setting of blessing/praising God within the temple found in Luke 24:53.
- Psalm 122:1 (thematic): 'I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD' resonates with Luke's emphasis on joy and the faithful presence in the temple as a locus of praise.
Alternative generated candidates
- and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God.
- And they were continually in the temple, glorifying and blessing God.
Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them.
While he blessed them, he parted from them and was taken up into heaven. And they worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. And they were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God.