Luke 24:16

Mace New Testament

but their eyes were affected so as not to discern who he was.

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.)

Geneva Bible (1587)
But their eyes were holden, that they could not know him.

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.

Simplified Cowboy Version
God kept the two from recognizing Jesus.

Contextual Overview

¹³ The same day two of them went to a village named Emmaus, which was distant about threescore furlongs from Jerusalem: ¹⁴ and their conversation ran upon all that had lately happened. ¹⁵ now while they were conferring and debating together, Jesus himself join'd them and walk'd along with them. ¹⁶ but their eyes were affected so as not to discern who he was. ¹⁷ and he said to them, what is the subject of your debate in the way, and why do you look so sad? ¹⁸ one of them, Cleopas by name, reply'd, are you such a stranger in Jerusalem as not to know what has so lately happen'd there? ¹⁹ what about? said he. why, about Jesus the Nazarean, said they, who was a prophet, eminently recommended, by his doctrine and his works, to the approbation of God and of all the people; ²⁰ and of his being deliver'd up by our chief priests and magistrates to be condemn'd to die, whom they actually crucified: ²¹ though we expected he would have been the Messiah, that was to deliver Israel: and besides all this, it is now three days since these things were done. ²² 'tis true, some women of our company threw us into a surprize: for going to the sepulchre early in the morning,

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

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.