₄₄Then he said to them, “These are the very things I told you about while I was still with you: everything written about me in the Law of Moses, the writings of the prophets, and the Psalms had to come true.”

₄₅Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, ₄₆and said to them, “This is what is written: the Messiah must suffer and must rise from death three days later, ₄₇and in his name the message about repentance and the forgiveness of sins must be preached to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem. ₄₈You are witnesses of these things. ₄₉And I myself will send upon you what my Father has promised. But you must wait in the city until the power from above comes down upon you.”

₅₀Then he led them out of the city as far as Bethany, where he raised his hands and blessed them. ₅₁As he was blessing them, he departed from them and was taken up into heaven. ₅₂They worshipped him and went back into Jerusalem, filled with great joy, ₅₃and spent all their time in the Temple giving thanks to God.