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50 (A)Then he led them [out] as far as Bethany, raised his hands, and blessed them. 51 As he blessed them he parted from them and was taken up to heaven. 52 They did him homage and then returned to Jerusalem with great joy,(B) 53 and they were continually in the temple praising God.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 24:53 The Gospel of Luke ends as it began (Lk 1:9), in the Jerusalem temple.

The Ascension of Jesus

50 When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany,(A) he lifted up his hands and blessed them. 51 While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven.(B) 52 Then they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. 53 And they stayed continually at the temple,(C) praising God.

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