Luke 24:50-53 - The Ascension

⁵⁰ He led them out as far as Bethany; then, lifting his hands, he blessed them. ⁵¹ And as he blessed them he parted from them [and was carried up to heaven]. ⁵² They [worshipped him and] returned with great joy to Jerusalem, ⁵³ where they spent all their time within the temple, blessing God.

⁶ Now when they met, they asked him, "Lord, is this the time you are going to restore the Realm to Israel?"

⁷ But he told them, "It is not for you to know the course and periods of time that the Father has fixed by his own authority. ⁸ You will receive power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses at Jerusalem, throughout all Judaea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

⁹ On saying this he was lifted up while they looked on, and a cloud took him out of sight. ¹⁰ As he went up, their eyes were fixed on heaven; but just then two men stood beside them dressed in white, ¹¹ who said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up to heaven? This Jesus who has been taken from you into heaven will come back, just as you have seen him depart to heaven."