Luke 24:30
28 And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.
29 But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.
32 And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?
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
- While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them.
- KJV
- And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
- WEB
- When he had sat down at the table with them, he took the bread and gave thanks. Breaking it, he gave it to them.
- ASV
- And it came to pass, when he had sat down with them to meat, he took the bread and blessed; and breaking [it] he gave to them.
- DARBY
- And it came to pass as he was at table with them, having taken the bread, he blessed, and having broken it, gave it to them.
- BLB
- And it came to pass, in His reclining with them, having taken the bread, [that] He blessed [it]; and having broken [it], He began giving [it] to them.
- ÅB
- Og det skjedde da han satt til bords med dem, da tok han brødet og velsignet det, og brøt det og gav dem;
- OTB
- Mens Han var ved bordet med dem, tok Han brød, takket, brøt det, og begynte å dele det med dem.
- B1930
- Og det skjedde da han satt til bords med dem, da tok han brødet og velsignet det, og brøt det og gav dem;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 14:19
And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
Read in contextLuke 24:35
And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.
Read in contextMatthew 15:36
And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
Read in contextLuke 9:16
Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.
Read in contextActs 27:35
And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.
Read in contextMark 8:6
And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.
Read in contextLuke 22:19
And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.
Read in contextMark 14:22
And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
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