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Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />and were continually in the temple praising and blessing God. Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and were continually in the temple praising God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and were continually in the temple praising God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and were continually in the temple, praising God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and were continually in the temple blessing God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and they were continually in the temple blessing <i>and</i> praising God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And they were continually in the temple praising God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And they were continually in the temple complex praising God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and were continually in the temple, blessing God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They spent their time in the temple, praising God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and were continually in the temple, blessing God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They were always in the temple, where they praised God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and spent all their time in the Temple giving thanks to God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They were continually in the Temple, blessing God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />praising and blessing God continually in the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and were continually in the temple courts blessing God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/24.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Afterwards they were continually in attendance at the Temple, blessing God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/24.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />and were continually in the temple, blessing God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they were always in the temple, praising and extolling God. Amen.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they were always in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they were always in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and they were continually in the temple praising God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and they were continually in the temple blessing God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they were always in the temple,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/24.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And they were in The Temple at all times, praising and blessing God. Amen. <div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/24.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/24.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />and were constantly in the temple, praising God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/24.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/24.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />where they daily praised and blessed God in the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/24.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Afterwards they were continually in attendance at the Temple, blessing God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/24.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />and were continually in the temple, blessing God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/24.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And they were constantly in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/24-53.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=9851" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/24.htm">The Ascension</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">52</span>And they worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, <span class="reftext">53</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/2127.htm" title="2127: eulogountes (V-PPA-NMP) -- (lit: I speak well of) I bless; pass: I am blessed. From a compound of eu and logos; to speak well of, i.e. to bless.">praising</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theon (N-AMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ēsan (V-IIA-3P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist."></a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">continually</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantos (Adj-GMS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole."></a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2411.htm" title="2411: hierō (N-DNS) -- Neuter of hieros; a sacred place, i.e. The entire precincts of the Temple.">temple.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-46.htm">Acts 2:46-47</a></span><br />With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart, / praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-14.htm">Acts 1:14</a></span><br />With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-12.htm">Acts 1:12-13</a></span><br />Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away. / When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-1.htm">Acts 2:1</a></span><br />When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-1.htm">Acts 3:1</a></span><br />One afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-42.htm">Acts 5:42</a></span><br />Every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-24.htm">Acts 4:24</a></span><br />When the believers heard this, they lifted up their voices to God with one accord. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “You made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-25.htm">Acts 16:25</a></span><br />About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-2.htm">Acts 13:2</a></span><br />While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-7.htm">Acts 20:7</a></span><br />On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-11.htm">Acts 17:11</a></span><br />Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-15.htm">Hebrews 13:15</a></span><br />Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-19.htm">Ephesians 5:19-20</a></span><br />Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord, / always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-16.htm">Colossians 3:16</a></span><br />Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:16-18</a></span><br />Rejoice at all times. / Pray without ceasing. / Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.</p><p class="hdg">in.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/2-46.htm">Acts 2:46,47</a></b></br> And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/5-41.htm">Acts 5:41,42</a></b></br> And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name… </p><p class="hdg">Amen.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/28-20.htm">Matthew 28:20</a></b></br> Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, <i>even</i> unto the end of the world. Amen.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/16-20.htm">Mark 16:20</a></b></br> And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with <i>them</i>, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/22-21.htm">Revelation 22:21</a></b></br> The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ <i>be</i> with you all. Amen.</p><p class="hdg">CONCLUDING REMARKS ON LUKE'S GOSPEL.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/4-14.htm">Luke 4:14</a></b></br> And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/16-12.htm">Luke 16:12</a></b></br> And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/20-1.htm">Luke 20:1-6</a></b></br> And it came to pass, <i>that</i> on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon <i>him</i> with the elders, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/4-11.htm">Luke 4:11</a></b></br> And in <i>their</i> hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/4-24.htm">Luke 4:24</a></b></br> And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/4-10.htm">Luke 4:10</a></b></br> For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/4-11.htm">Luke 4:11</a></b></br> And in <i>their</i> hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/22-58.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/mark/16-20.htm">Amen</a> <a href="/mark/3-9.htm">Attendance</a> <a href="/luke/24-51.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/luke/18-5.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/luke/23-47.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/luke/23-47.htm">Praising</a> <a href="/luke/23-45.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/luke/22-61.htm">Times</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/2-12.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/john/21-25.htm">Amen</a> <a href="/acts/2-42.htm">Attendance</a> <a href="/john/1-16.htm">Blessing</a> <a href="/john/4-15.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/john/5-41.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/acts/2-47.htm">Praising</a> <a href="/john/2-14.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/john/5-4.htm">Times</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/24-1.htm">Jesus' resurrection is declared by two angels to the women who come to the tomb.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/24-9.htm">They report it to others.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/24-13.htm">Jesus himself appears to the two disciples that went to Emmaus;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/24-36.htm">afterwards he appears to the apostles, and reproves their unbelief;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">47. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/24-47.htm">gives them a charge;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">49. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/24-49.htm">promises the Holy Spirit;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">50. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/24-50.htm">and so ascends into heaven.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>praising God continually</b><br>The act of praising God is a central theme throughout the Bible, reflecting a heart of gratitude and worship. In the context of <a href="/luke/24-53.htm">Luke 24:53</a>, this phrase indicates the disciples' response to the resurrection and ascension of Jesus. Their continuous praise signifies a deep, abiding joy and recognition of God's sovereignty and faithfulness. This aligns with the Psalms, where praise is a frequent expression of trust and reverence for God (e.g., <a href="/psalms/34.htm">Psalm 34:1</a>, "I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips"). The disciples' praise is also a fulfillment of Jesus' teachings, as He emphasized the importance of worship and gratitude (<a href="/john/4-23.htm">John 4:23-24</a>).<p><b>in the temple</b><br>The temple in Jerusalem was the center of Jewish worship and a significant location in the life and ministry of Jesus. It was here that Jesus taught, confronted religious leaders, and prophesied about its destruction (<a href="/matthew/24.htm">Matthew 24:1-2</a>). The disciples' presence in the temple underscores their continued connection to their Jewish heritage and the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies concerning the Messiah. The temple was a place of prayer and sacrifice, symbolizing God's dwelling among His people. By praising God in the temple, the disciples were publicly affirming their faith in Jesus as the Messiah and the fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets. This act also foreshadows the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, which would empower them to spread the Gospel beyond the confines of the temple and Jerusalem (<a href="/acts/2.htm">Acts 2:1-4</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>The followers of Jesus who witnessed His resurrection and ascension. They are the ones who are continually in the temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The central place of worship in Jerusalem, significant in Jewish religious life. It symbolizes God's presence among His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/praising_god.htm">Praising God</a></b><br>The act of worship and adoration directed towards God, acknowledging His greatness and goodness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_ascension.htm">The Ascension</a></b><br>The event preceding this verse where Jesus ascends to heaven, leaving His disciples with the promise of the Holy Spirit.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where the temple is located and where the disciples remain after Jesus' ascension, as instructed by Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/continual_worship.htm">Continual Worship</a></b><br>The disciples' example of being continually in the temple highlights the importance of regular and consistent worship in the life of a believer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_in_worship.htm">Community in Worship</a></b><br>Gathering in the temple signifies the importance of communal worship and fellowship among believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/praise_as_a_response_to_god's_work.htm">Praise as a Response to God's Work</a></b><br>The disciples' praise is a direct response to witnessing Jesus' resurrection and ascension, reminding us to praise God for His mighty works in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_jesus'_instructions.htm">Obedience to Jesus' Instructions</a></b><br>The disciples remained in Jerusalem as Jesus instructed, showing the importance of obedience to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_as_a_place_of_encounter.htm">The Temple as a Place of Encounter</a></b><br>The temple serves as a place where the disciples encounter God, reminding us of the significance of sacred spaces in our spiritual journey.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_teachings_on_healing.htm">What are the Bible's teachings on healing?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_old_and_new_testaments_differ.htm">How do the Old and New Testaments differ?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_luke's_ascension_differ.htm">Luke 24:50-53: Why does Luke's ascension account conflict with the timing and details provided in other New Testament texts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_are_believers_god's_temple_without_proof.htm">In 2 Corinthians 6:16, how can the believers be the temple of God without any tangible, verifiable sign beyond personal conviction?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(53) <span class= "bld">And were continually in the temple.</span>--The statement is obviously not inconsistent with that in the Acts (<a href="/acts/1-13.htm" title="And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where stayed both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.">Acts 1:13</a>), that they were abiding in an upper-chamber in Jerusalem. What it indicates is, that their days were spent, not in the routine of common life, but in the prayer of fervent expectation; and for this no place was so fitting as the Temple, which their Master had taught them to look on as in very deed His "Father's house," the "house of prayer," in which the soul of the true worshipper could find access to its God (<a href="/luke/20-46.htm" title="Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;">Luke 20:46</a>; <a href="/john/2-16.htm" title="And said to them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.">John 2:16</a>). There, too, we must remember all the memories of the precious days that had preceded the Passion would be with them in their fullest intensity. We find the same pattern of life presented in <a href="/acts/3-1.htm" title="Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.">Acts 3:1</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Amen.</span>--The word is wanting in the best MSS., as it is also in many in <a href="/matthew/28-20.htm" title="Teaching them to observe all things whatever I have commanded you: and, see, I am with you always, even to the end of the world. Amen.">Matthew 28:20</a>, <a href="/mark/16-20.htm" title="And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.">Mark 16:20</a>, and <a href="/john/20-31.htm" title="But these are written, that you might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing you might have life through his name.">John 20:31</a>. In each case it was probably added by the transcriber in devout thankfulness at the completion of his task . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 53.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing</span> <span class="cmt_word">God. Amen.</span> These last words of the Gospel just alluded to the life of the first teachers, which is dwelt upon with considerable detail in the Acts. In the early days which succeeded the Ascension, the temple and its courts were the principal resort of the teachers of the new "way." We know that in an extraordinarily short time the numbers of adherents to the crucified and risen Jesus, in Jerusalem only, were counted by thousands. The temple and its vast courts, from its storied past, from its having been the scene of much of the Master's last teaching, was the natural centre for these leaders of the new "way." When Luke wrote the words, "were continually in the temple," it is almost certain that he proposed continuing his great narrative in the book we know as the Acts of the Apostles, in which, guided by the Divine Spirit, he relates to us how the Lord Jesus continued to work on earth - in and by his Church - from his glory-throne in heaven. The early chapters of the Acts take up the thread of the gospel story, and describe the life and work of the friends of Jesus in the great Jerusalem temple, the dangers they had to encounter, and the splendid success which rewarded their brave, faithful toil. These same Acts, in the first lines of their thrilling story, take up again the Ascension scene, which is described with fresh and vivid details From these details we learn how, when the disciples' eyes were fixed on that cloud which veiled their ascending Master, they became aware of two stranger-forms with them, clad in white and glistening garments. They knew these belonged to no earthly company. They were two among the thousands of thousands of angels, possibly the angels of the Resurrection, who sat in the empty garden-tomb. These angels tell the awe-struck friends of the ascended Jesus that their adored Master will one day (<a href="/acts/1-2.htm">Acts 1:2</a>) come back to <span class="accented">earth</span> in like manner as they had seen him go to heaven. "O earth, thou grain of sand on the shore of the great ocean of the universe of God, thou Bethlehem among the princes of the regions of heaven, thou art and thou ever wilt be, among ten thousand times ten thousand suns and worlds, the loved one, the elect of the Lord; thee will he visit again; thou shalt provide him a throne, even as thou gavest him a manger; thou shalt rejoice in the splendour of his glory, even as thou drankest his blood and his tears, and mournedst at his death. On thee he hath a great work yet to accomplish" (Hafeli, quoted by Stier). <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/24-53.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">praising</span><br /><span class="grk">εὐλογοῦντες</span> <span class="translit">(eulogountes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2127.htm">Strong's 2127: </a> </span><span class="str2">(lit: I speak well of) I bless; pass: I am blessed. From a compound of eu and logos; to speak well of, i.e. to bless.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="grk">Θεόν</span> <span class="translit">(Theon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">continually</span><br /><span class="grk">διὰ</span> <span class="translit">(dia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τῷ</span> <span class="translit">(tō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">temple.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἱερῷ</span> <span class="translit">(hierō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2411.htm">Strong's 2411: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of hieros; a sacred place, i.e. The entire precincts of the Temple.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/24-53.htm">Luke 24:53 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/24-53.htm">Luke 24:53 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/24-53.htm">Luke 24:53 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/24-53.htm">Luke 24:53 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/24-53.htm">Luke 24:53 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/24-53.htm">Luke 24:53 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/24-53.htm">Luke 24:53 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/24-53.htm">Luke 24:53 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/24-53.htm">Luke 24:53 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/24-53.htm">Luke 24:53 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/24-53.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 24:53 And were continually in the temple praising (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/24-52.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 24:52"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 24:52" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/1-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 1:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 1:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>