Luke 24:52 - Plain English Version

⁵² Then his followers showed strong respect for Jesus. They were very happy, and they went back to Jerusalem.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵² And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵² And they, worshiping Him, went back to Jerusalem with great joy;

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵² And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:

Common English Bible

⁵² They worshipped him and returned to Jerusalem overwhelmed with joy.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵² And worshiping, they returned to Jerusalem with great joy.

Luke 24:52 Cross References

Matthew 28:17

They saw Jesus there, and they felt really happy, and they showed him strong respect. But some of them were thinking, “Is this really Jesus? I don’t know.”

Matthew 28:9

But Jesus met them half-way and called out, “Hello.” They went up to Jesus and showed him strong respect. They even got down and held on to his feet.

Luke 24:51

While he was still talking, God lifted him up and took him away from them, up into heaven.

Luke 24:53

Every day, they went to God’s ceremony house, and they said, “Thank you God. You are really good.”

John 14:28

Like I told you before, I am going away, but I will come back to you again. You see, I am going back to my father, and my father is much greater than I am. So if you really love me, you will be happy for me to go to my father.

John 16:22

And just like that, you are really sad now, and it feels like pain to you, but later I will come back and see you again, and you will be really happy, and nobody can stop you from being happy.

John 16:7

But listen, this is the true story. After I leave you and go to my father, I will send the Holy Spirit to you, and he will help you. You see, if I don’t go, the Holy Spirit will not come to you. But I will go away, and it will be good for you, because the Holy Spirit will come to you.

John 20:28

Straight away, Thomas believed that Jesus was alive, and he said, “You are my leader, and you are my God.”

Acts 1:12

That happened at Olive Trees Hill. Then Jesus’s followers left that place, and they walked about a kilometre back to Jerusalem,

1 Peter 1:8

You never saw Jesus, but you love him. You can’t see him now, but you trust him. You are trusting God, and he is saving you, so you are really happy. You are so happy you can’t properly say how happy you are.