Luke 24:51 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)51 And it happened, as He was blessing them, that He left them and was taken up to heaven. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176951 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition51 And it occurred that while He was blessing them, He parted from them and was taken up into heaven. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he parted from them, and was carried up into heaven. See the chapterCommon English Bible51 As he blessed them, he left them and was taken up to heaven. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version51 And it happened that, while he was blessing them, he withdrew from them, and he was carried up into heaven. See the chapter |
Jesus said to her, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not ascended to the Father yet [Note: Apparently Jesus was discouraging Mary from embracing Him in worship as was done in Matt. 28:9, and thereby causing a delay of when the rest of the disciples would learn of His resurrection], but go to my brothers and tell them [I said] ‘I am [about] to ascend to my Father and to your Father, and to my God and your God.’”