Bible Strands
Luke 24:51
While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus is with His disciples at Bethany, having just led them out from Jerusalem, and is in the act of blessing them before His departure.
The words — The construction ἐν τῷ εὐλογεῖν αὐτοὺς (en tō eulogein autous) translates literally as "during the blessing of them," marking simultaneous action rather than a sequence. The verb διέστη (diestē) means "He was separated," denoting His physical departure from their presence.
The thread — The event aligns with the cloud-hiding ascent in Acts 1:9 and the Elijah separation in 2 Kings 2:11, while Mark 16:19 records the Lord being taken up into heaven and seated at God's right hand.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that the physical separation and the final blessing occurred simultaneously, establishing that His departure was a deliberate act of exaltation that immediately preceded the disciples' worship and return to Jerusalem.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
Cross-references
- Acts 1:9 After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.
- 2 Kings 2:11 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.
- Mark 16:19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.
- John 20:17 “Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”
- Ephesians 4:8 This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”
- Hebrews 1:3 The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
- Hebrews 4:14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.