⁴⁵ Then ^(A)he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, ⁴⁶ and said to them, “Thus ^(B)it is written, ^(C)that the Christ should suffer and on the third day ^(D)rise from the dead, ⁴⁷ and that ^(E)repentance for^[a] the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed ^(F)in his name ^(G)to all nations, ^(H)beginning from Jerusalem. ^48 (I)You are witnesses of these things. ⁴⁹ And behold, I am sending ^(J)the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you ^(K)are clothed with ^(L)power ^(M)from on high.”

The Ascension

⁵⁰ And ^(N)he led them out as far as ^(O)Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. ⁵¹ While he blessed them, ^(P)he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. ⁵² And they ^(Q)worshiped him and ^(R)returned to Jerusalem ^(S)with great joy, ⁵³ and ^(T)were continually in the temple ^(U)blessing God.

The Ascension

⁶ So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, ^(A)will you at this time ^(B)restore the kingdom to Israel?” ⁷ He said to them, ^(C)“It is not for you to know ^(D)times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. ⁸ But you will receive ^(E)power ^(F)when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and ^(G)you will be ^(H)my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and ^(I)Samaria, and ^(J)to the end of the earth.” ⁹ And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, ^(K)he was lifted up, and ^(L)a cloud took him out of their sight. ¹⁰ And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, ^(M)two ^(N)men stood by them in ^(O)white robes, ¹¹ and said, ^(P)“Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, ^(Q)will ^(R)come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.”