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46 Then He said to them, a“Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,  
47 and that repentance and aremission of sins should be preached in His name bto all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.  
48 And ayou are witnesses of these things.  
49 aBehold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city1 of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.”  

The Ascension

50 And He led them out aas far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them.  
51 aNow it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven.  
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Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Luke 24:48

witnesses—(Compare Acts 1:8, Acts 1:22).



Luke 24:44-49

These are the words, etc.—that is, "Now you will understand what seemed so dark to you when I told you about the Son of man being put to death and rising again" (Luke 18:31-34).

while . . . yet with you—a striking expression, implying that He was now, as the dead and risen Saviour, virtually dissevered from this scene of mortality, and from all ordinary intercourse with His mortal disciples.

law . . . prophets . . . psalms—the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament Scriptures.




Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Luke 24:48:

Mark 16:15
Acts 1:2
2 Thessalonians 1:10

 

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