Luke 24:16

Geneva Bible

But their eyes were holden, that they could not know him.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But they were prevented from recognizing him.

King James Version (1611)
But their eyes were holden, that they should not know him.

King James Version
But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.

English Standard Version
But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.

New American Standard Bible
But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him.

New Century Version
but they were kept from recognizing him.

Amplified Bible
But their eyes were [miraculously] prevented from recognizing Him.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But their eyes were prevented from recognizing Him.

Legacy Standard Bible
But their eyes were prevented from recognizing Him.

Berean Standard Bible
But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him.

Contemporary English Version
But they did not know who he was.

Complete Jewish Bible
but something kept them from recognizing him.

Darby Translation
but their eyes were holden so as not to know him.

Easy-to-Read Version
(But the two men were not allowed to recognize Jesus.)

George Lamsa Translation
But the sight of their eyes was holden, so that they could not recognize him.

Good News Translation
they saw him, but somehow did not recognize him.

Lexham English Bible
but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.

Literal Translation
But their eyes were held so as not to recognize Him.

American Standard Version
But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.

Bible in Basic English
But their eyes were not open that they might have knowledge of him.

Hebrew Names Version
But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.

International Standard Version
but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.John 20:14; 21:4;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And their eyes were holden, that they should not know him.

Murdock Translation
And their eyes were held, that they did not recognize him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But their eyes were holden, that they shoulde not knowe him.

English Revised Version
But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.

World English Bible
But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But their eyes were holden, so that they did not know him.

Weymouth's New Testament
though they were prevented from recognizing Him.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But her iyen weren holdun, that thei knewen him not.

Update Bible Version
But their eyes were held that they should not know him.

Webster's Bible Translation
But their eyes were held, that they should not know him.

New English Translation
(but their eyes were kept from recognizing him).

New King James Version
But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him.

New Living Translation
But God kept them from recognizing him.

New Life Bible
Something kept their eyes from seeing Who He was.

New Revised Standard
but their eyes were kept from recognizing him.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
but, their eyes, were held, so as not to know him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But their eyes were held, that they should not know him.

Revised Standard Version
But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
But their eyes were holden that they coulde not knowe him.

Young's Literal Translation
and their eyes were holden so as not to know him,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But their eyes were holden, that they shulde not knowe hi.

Mace New Testament (1729)
but their eyes were affected so as not to discern who he was.

Simplified Cowboy Version
God kept the two from recognizing Jesus.

Contextual Overview

¹³ And beholde, two of them went that same day to a towne which was from Hierusalem about threescore furlongs, called Emmaus. ¹⁴ And they talked together of al these things that were done. ¹⁵ And it came to passe, as they communed together, and reasoned, that Iesus himselfe drewe neere, and went with them. ¹⁶ But their eyes were holden, that they could not know him. ¹⁷ And he sayd vnto them, What maner of communications are these that ye haue one to another as ye walke and are sad? ¹⁸ And the one (named Cleopas) answered, and sayd vnto him, Art thou onely a stranger in Hierusalem, & hast not knowen the things which are come to passe therein in these dayes? ¹⁹ And he said vnto them, What things? And they sayd vnto him, Of Iesus of Nazareth, which was a Prophet, mightie in deede and in word before God, and all people, ²⁰ And howe the hie Priests, and our rulers deliuered him to be condemned to death, and haue crucified him. ²¹ But we trusted that it had bene he yt should haue deliuered Israel, and as touching all these things, to day is ye third day, that they were done. ²² Yea, & certaine women among vs made vs astonied, which came early vnto the sepulchre.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Luke 24:31, 2 Kings 6:18-20, Mark 16:12, John 20:14, John 21:4

Reciprocal: Genesis 21:19 - General Genesis 42:8 - but they knew Numbers 22:31 - opened 2 Kings 6:19 - I will bring

Cross-References

Genesis 4:1
Afterwarde the man knewe Heuah his wife, which conceiued and bare Kain, and said, I haue obteined a man by the Lord.

Genesis 24:17
Then the seruant ranne to meete her, and said, Let me drinke, I pray thee, a litle water of thy pitcher.

Genesis 24:18
And she said, Drinke sir: and she hasted, and let downe her pitcher vpon her hand and gaue him drinke.

Genesis 26:7
And the men of the place asked him of his wife, and he sayd, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife, least, sayde he, the men of the place shoulde kill me, because of Rebekah: for she was beautifull to the eye.

Genesis 39:6
Therefore he left all that he had in Iosephs hand, and tooke accompt of nothing, that was with him, saue onely of the bread, which he did eate. And Ioseph was a faire person, and well fauoured.

Song of Solomon 5:2
I sleepe, but mine heart waketh, it is the voyce of my welbeloued that knocketh, saying, Open vnto mee, my sister, my loue, my doue, my vndefiled: for mine head is full of dewe, and my lockes with the droppes of the night.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But their eyes were holden, c] The Ethiopic version adds, "and were covered" and the Arabic version renders it, "now he had veiled their eyes", ascribing it to Christ; and the Persic version renders it, "and the eyes of the disciples were shut": to me it seems, that their eyes: were held downwards; or they kept looking upon the ground as they walked, which was a posture suitable to their melancholy spirits; and there might be a peculiar influence of divine power and providence, so disposing them, that they did not look up to Christ their new fellow traveller, who walked on with them: and this was so ordered, that they should not know him; that so they might not be surprised at once, as they would have been, had they looked at him, and discerned who he was; and that they might converse the more freely with him; and that he might convince them of their stupidity and unbelief, by proper arguments.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Their eyes were holden - This expression is used merely to denote that they did not “know” who he was. It does not appear that there was anything supernatural or miraculous in it, or that God used any power to blind them. It may easily be accounted for without any such supposition; for,

1. Jesus appeared “in another form” Mark 16:12 - that is, different from his “usual” appearance.
2. They were not “expecting” to see him - indeed, they did not suppose that he was alive, and it required the strongest evidence to convince them that he was really risen from the dead.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 24:16. Their eyes were holden — It does not appear that there was any thing supernatural here, for the reason why these persons (who were not apostles, see Luke 24:33) did not recollect our Lord is given by Mark, Mark 16:12, who says that Christ appeared to them in another form.