Luke 24:16
14 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened.
15 And as they talked and deliberated, Jesus Himself came up and walked along with them.
But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him.
17 He asked them, “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stood still, with sadness on their faces.
18 One of them, named Cleopas, asked Him, “Are You the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in recent days?”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him.
- KJV
- But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
- WEB
- But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.
- ASV
- But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
- DARBY
- but their eyes were holden so as not to know him.
- BLB
- But their eyes were held not to know Him.
- ÅB
- men deres øyne ble holdt igjen, så de ikke kjente ham.
- OTB
- men deres øyne ble holdt fra å gjenkjenne Ham.
- B1930
- men deres øine blev holdt igjen, så de ikke kjente ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 20:14
When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there; but she did not recognize that it was Jesus.
Read in contextJohn 21:4
Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not recognize that it was Jesus.
Read in contextLuke 24:31
Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight.
Read in contextMark 16:12
After this, Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them as they walked along in the country.
Read in context2 Kings 6:18–20
As the Arameans came down against him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, “Please strike these people with blindness.” So He struck them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha.
Read in context