Luke 24:31
29 But they pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.
30 While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them.
Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight.
32 They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us as He spoke with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
33 And they got up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, gathered together
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
- Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight.
- KJV
- And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.
- WEB
- Their eyes were opened and they recognized him; then he vanished out of their sight.
- ASV
- And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.
- DARBY
- And their eyes were opened, and they recognised him. And he disappeared from them.
- BLB
- And their eyes were opened, and they knew Him. And He, being seen, vanished from them.
- ÅB
- da ble deres øyne åpnet, og de kjente ham; og han ble usynlig for dem.
- OTB
- Da ble deres øyne åpnet, og de gjenkjente Ham, og Han forsvant fra deres syn.
- B1930
- da blev deres øine åpnet, og de kjente ham; og han blev usynlig for dem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 24:16
But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him.
Read in contextJohn 8:59
At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
Read in contextLuke 4:30
But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.
Read in contextJohn 20:13–16
“Woman, why are you weeping?” they asked. “Because they have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I do not know where they have put Him.”
Read in context