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Selected Verse: Luke 24:51 - Strong Concordance
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Translation |
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| Lu 24:51 |
Strong Concordance |
And [2532] it came to pass [1096], while [1722] he [846] blessed [2127] them [846], he was parted [1339] from [575] them [846], and [2532] carried up [399] into [1519] heaven [3772]. |
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King James |
And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| while he blessed . . . parted, &c.--Sweet intimation! Incarnate Love, Crucified Love, Risen Love, now on the wing for heaven, waiting only those odorous gales which were to waft Him to the skies, goes away in benedictions, that in the character of Glorified, Enthroned Love, He might continue His benedictions, but in yet higher form, until He come again! And oh, if angels were so transported at His birth into this scene of tears and death, what must have been their ecstasy as they welcomed and attended Him "far above all heavens" into the presence-chamber, and conducted Him to the right hand of the Majesty on High! Thou hast an everlasting right, O my Saviour, to that august place. The brightness of the Father's glory, enshrined in our nature, hath won it well; for He poured out His soul unto death, and led captivity captive, receiving gifts for men, yea for the rebellious, that the Lord God might dwell among them. Thou art the King of glory, O Christ. Lift up your heads, O ye gates, be lifted up, ye everlasting doors, that the King of glory may come in! Even so wilt Thou change these vile bodies of ours, that they may be like unto Thine own glorious body; and then with gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought, they shall enter into the King's palace! |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
while he blessed them
The attitude of our Lord here characterizes this age. It is one of grace; an ascended Lord is blessing a believing people with spiritual blessings. The Jewish age was marked by temporal blessings as the reward of an obedient people. (Deu 28:1-15).
In the kingdom-age, spiritual and temporal blessings unite.
heaven
The Scriptures distinguish three heavens:
first, the lower heavens, or the region of the clouds;
second, the second or planetary heavens; and,
third, the heaven of heavens, the abode of God.
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| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
And was carried up into heaven
Some texts omit.
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| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
And while he was blessing them, he was parted from them - It was much more proper that our Lord should ascend into heaven, than that he should rise from the dead, in the sight of the apostles. For his resurrection was proved when they saw him alive after his passion: but they could not see him in heaven while they continued on earth.
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| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Carried up into heaven - Ανεφερετο - into that heaven from which he had descended, Joh 1:18; Joh 3:13. This was forty days after his resurrection, Act 1:3, during which time he had given the most convincing proofs of that resurrection, not only to the apostles, but to many others - to upwards of five hundred at one time, Co1 15:6.
As in his life they had seen the way to the kingdom, and in his death the price of the kingdom, so in his ascension they had the fullest proof of the immortality of the soul, the resurrection of the human body, and of his continual intercession at the right hand of God.
There are some remarkable circumstances relative to this ascension mentioned in Act 1:4-12. |
1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken [08085] diligently [08085] unto the voice [06963] of the LORD [03068] thy God [0430], to observe [08104] and to do [06213] all his commandments [04687] which I command [06680] thee this day [03117], that the LORD [03068] thy God [0430] will set [05414] thee on high [05945] above all nations [01471] of the earth [0776]:
2 And all these blessings [01293] shall come [0935] on thee, and overtake [05381] thee, if thou shalt hearken [08085] unto the voice [06963] of the LORD [03068] thy God [0430].
3 Blessed [01288] shalt thou be in the city [05892], and blessed [01288] shalt thou be in the field [07704].
4 Blessed [01288] shall be the fruit [06529] of thy body [0990], and the fruit [06529] of thy ground [0127], and the fruit [06529] of thy cattle [0929], the increase [07698] of thy kine [0504], and the flocks [06251] of thy sheep [06629].
5 Blessed [01288] shall be thy basket [02935] and thy store [04863].
6 Blessed [01288] shalt thou be when thou comest in [0935], and blessed [01288] shalt thou be when thou goest out [03318].
7 The LORD [03068] shall cause [05414] thine enemies [0341] that rise up [06965] against thee to be smitten [05062] before thy face [06440]: they shall come out [03318] against thee one [0259] way [01870], and flee [05127] before [06440] thee seven [07651] ways [01870].
8 The LORD [03068] shall command [06680] the blessing [01293] upon thee in thy storehouses [0618], and in all that thou settest [04916] thine hand [03027] unto; and he shall bless [01288] thee in the land [0776] which the LORD [03068] thy God [0430] giveth [05414] thee.
9 The LORD [03068] shall establish [06965] thee an holy [06918] people [05971] unto himself, as he hath sworn [07650] unto thee, if thou shalt keep [08104] the commandments [04687] of the LORD [03068] thy God [0430], and walk [01980] in his ways [01870].
10 And all people [05971] of the earth [0776] shall see [07200] that thou art called [07121] by the name [08034] of the LORD [03068]; and they shall be afraid [03372] of thee.
11 And the LORD [03068] shall make thee plenteous [03498] in goods [02896], in the fruit [06529] of thy body [0990], and in the fruit [06529] of thy cattle [0929], and in the fruit [06529] of thy ground [0127], in the land [0127] which the LORD [03068] sware [07650] unto thy fathers [01] to give [05414] thee.
12 The LORD [03068] shall open [06605] unto thee his good [02896] treasure [0214], the heaven [08064] to give [05414] the rain [04306] unto thy land [0776] in his season [06256], and to bless [01288] all the work [04639] of thine hand [03027]: and thou shalt lend [03867] unto many [07227] nations [01471], and thou shalt not borrow [03867].
13 And the LORD [03068] shall make [05414] thee the head [07218], and not the tail [02180]; and thou shalt be above only [04605], and thou shalt not be beneath [04295]; if that thou hearken [08085] unto the commandments [04687] of the LORD [03068] thy God [0430], which I command [06680] thee this day [03117], to observe [08104] and to do [06213] them:
14 And thou shalt not go aside [05493] from any of the words [01697] which I command [06680] thee this day [03117], to the right hand [03225], or to the left [08040], to go [03212] after [0310] other [0312] gods [0430] to serve [05647] them.
15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken [08085] unto the voice [06963] of the LORD [03068] thy God [0430], to observe [08104] to do [06213] all his commandments [04687] and his statutes [02708] which I command [06680] thee this day [03117]; that all these curses [07045] shall come [0935] upon thee, and overtake [05381] thee:
4 And [2532], being assembled together [4871] with [846] them, commanded [3853] them [846] that they should [5563] not [3361] depart [5563] from [575] Jerusalem [2414], but [235] wait [4037] for the promise [1860] of the Father [3962], which [3739], saith he, ye have heard [191] of me [3450].
5 For [3754] John [2491] truly [3303] baptized [907] with water [5204]; but [1161] ye [5210] shall be baptized [907] with [1722] the Holy [40] Ghost [4151] not [3756] many [3326] [4183] days [2250] hence [5025].
6 When [3303] they therefore [3767] were come together [4905], they asked [1905] of him [846], saying [3004], Lord [2962], [1487] wilt thou [600] at [1722] this [5129] time [5550] restore again [600] the kingdom [932] to Israel [2474]?
7 And [1161] he said [2036] unto [4314] them [846], It is [2076] not [3756] for you [5216] to know [1097] the times [5550] or [2228] the seasons [2540], which [3739] the Father [3962] hath put [5087] in [1722] his own [2398] power [1849].
8 But [235] ye shall receive [2983] power [1411], after that the Holy [40] Ghost [4151] is come [1904] upon [1909] you [5209]: and [2532] ye shall be [2071] witnesses [3144] unto me [3427] both [5037] in [1722] Jerusalem [2419], and [2532] in [1722] all [3956] Judaea [2449], and [2532] in Samaria [4540], and [2532] unto [2193] the uttermost part [2078] of the earth [1093].
9 And [2532] when he had spoken [2036] these things [5023], while they [846] beheld [991], he was taken up [1869]; and [2532] a cloud [3507] received [5274] him [846] out of [575] their [846] sight [3788].
10 And [2532] while [5613] they looked stedfastly [2258] [816] toward [1519] heaven [3772] as he [846] went up [4198], [2532] behold [2400], two [1417] men [435] stood by [3936] them [846] in [1722] white [3022] apparel [2066];
11 Which [3739] also [2532] said [2036], Ye men [435] of Galilee [1057], why [5101] stand ye [2476] gazing up [1689] into [1519] heaven [3772]? this same [3778] Jesus [2424], which [3588] is taken up [353] from [575] you [5216] into [1519] heaven [3772], shall [2064] so [3779] come [2064] in like manner as [3739] [5158] ye have seen [2300] him [846] go [4198] into [1519] heaven [3772].
12 Then [5119] returned they [5290] unto [1519] Jerusalem [2419] from [575] the mount [3735] called [2564] Olivet [1638], which [3739] is [2076] from [1451] Jerusalem [2419] a sabbath [4521] day's journey [2192] [3598].
6 After that [1899], he was seen [3700] of above [1883] five hundred [4001] brethren [80] at once [2178]; of [1537] whom [3739] the greater part [4119] remain [3306] unto [2193] this present [737], but [1161] some [5100] [2532] are fallen asleep [2837].
3 To whom [3739] also [2532] he shewed [3936] himself [1438] alive [2198] after [3326] his [846] passion [3958] by [1722] many [4183] infallible proofs [5039], being seen [3700] of them [846] [1223] forty [5062] days [2250], and [2532] speaking [3004] of the things pertaining [4012] to the kingdom [932] of God [2316]:
13 And [2532] no man [3762] hath ascended up [305] to [1519] heaven [3772], but [1508] he that came down [2597] from [1537] heaven [3772], even the Son [5207] of man [444] which [3588] is [5607] in [1722] heaven [3772].
18 No man [3762] hath seen [3708] God [2316] at any time [4455]; the only begotten [3439] Son [5207], which [3588] is [5607] in [1519] the bosom [2859] of the Father [3962], he [1565] hath declared [1834] him.