Luke 24:31
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.
30 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
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?
33 And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
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 holden that they should not know him.
Read in contextJohn 8:59
Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
Read in contextLuke 4:30
But he passing through the midst of them went his way,
Read in contextJohn 20:13–16
And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him.
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