Charles Ellicott Commentary Luke 24:53

"and were continually in the temple, blessing God." — Luke 24:53 (ASV)

And were continually in the temple.—The statement is obviously not inconsistent with that in the Acts (Acts 1:13), that they were staying in an upper room 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. For this, no place was so fitting as the Temple, which their Master had taught them to look on as indeed His Father’s house, the house of prayer, in which the soul of the true worshipper could find access to its God (Luke 20:46; John 2:16). 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 Acts 3:1.

Amen.—The word is missing in the best manuscripts, as it is also in many in Matthew 28:20, Mark 16:20, and John 20:31. In each case, it was probably added by the transcriber in devout thankfulness at the completion of his task.