Luke 24:50-53 - The Ascension

⁵⁰ Then Jesus led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them. ⁵¹ Now during the blessing he departed and was taken up into heaven. ⁵² So they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, ⁵³ and were continually in the temple courts blessing God.

⁶ So when they had gathered together, they began to ask him, "Lord, is this the time when you are restoring the kingdom to Israel?"

⁷ He told them, "You are not permitted to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority. ⁸ But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts of the earth."

⁹ After he had said this, while they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud hid him from their sight. ¹⁰ As they were still staring into the sky while he was going, suddenly two men in white clothing stood near them ¹¹ and said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand here looking up into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will come back in the same way you saw him go into heaven."