Luke 24 · Verse 52

Luke 24:52

And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
Luke 24:52, King James Version

Luke 24:52 in other translations

BSBAnd they worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
WEBThey worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
ASVAnd they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
YLTand they, having bowed before him, did turn back to Jerusalem with great joy,
DARBYAnd they, having done him homage, returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
BBEAnd they gave him worship and went back to Jerusalem with great joy.
WebsterAnd they worshiped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:

What does Luke 24:52 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 24:50-53

50-53. to Bethany--not to the village itself, but on the "descent" to it from Mount Olivet.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 52. They worshipped him. The word worship does not always denote religious homage. Mt 2:11. Comp. Lk 14:10. But here it is to be remarked,

1st. That they offered this worship to an absent Saviour. It was after he left them and had vanished out of their sight. It was therefore an act of religion, and was the first religious homage that was paid to Jesus after he had left the world.

2nd. If they worshipped an absent Saviour--a Saviour unseen by the bodily eye, it is right for us to do it. It was an example which we may and should follow.

3rd. If worship may be rendered to Jesus, he is divine. See Ex 20:4,5

(q) "worshipped him" Mt 28:9,17

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 52 They worshipped him - Let it be observed that this worship was not given by way of civil respect, for it was after he was parted from them, and carried back into heaven, that they offered it to him; but acts of civil respect are always performed in the presence of the person. They adored him as their God, and were certainly too much enlightened to be capable of any species of idolatry. Returned to Jerusalem with great joy - Having the fullest proof that Jesus was the promised Messiah; and that they had a full commission to preach repentance and remission of sin to mankind, and that they should be Divinely qualified for this great work by receiving the promise of the Father, Luk 24:49.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 24:50-53

Christ ascended from Bethany, near the Mount of Olives. There was the garden in which his sufferings began; there he was in his agony. Those that would go to heaven, must ascend thither from the house of sufferings and sorrows. The disciples did not see him rise out of the grave; his resurrection could be proved by their seeing him alive afterwards: but they saw him ascend into heaven; they could not otherwise have…

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Luke 24:52 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
αὐτοὶautoithey themselvesG846
προσκυνήσαντεςproskunēsanteshaving worshipedG4352
αὐτὸνautonHimG846
ὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanreturnedG5290
εἰςeistoG1519
ἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmJerusalemG2419
μετὰmetawithG3326
χαρᾶςcharasjoyG5479
μεγάληςmegalēsgreatG3173

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 24:52

  • Matthew 28:9

    And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.

  • Psalms 30:11

    Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;

  • 1 Peter 1:8

    Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

  • John 16:22

    And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

  • John 20:28

    And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.

  • John 14:28

    Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.

  • Matthew 28:17

    And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.

  • John 16:7

    Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

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they.
Mt 28:9,17; Joh 20:28
with.
Ps 30:11; Joh 14:28; 16:7,22; 1Pe 1:8

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Context

  • Luke 24:51

    And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.

  • Luke 24:52

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

  • Luke 24:53

    And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.

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Luke 24:52 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y ellos, después de haberle adorado, se volvieron á Jerusalem con gran gozo;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et eux, lui ayant rendu hommage, s’en retournèrent à Jérusalem avec une grande joie.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie huldigten ihm und kehrten nach Jerusalem zurück mit großer Freude;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et ipsi adorantes regressi sunt in Jerusalem cum gaudio magno: