Luke 24:16

Simplified Cowboy Version

God kept the two from recognizing Jesus.

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.

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

Contextual Overview

¹³The same day, two of the cowboys who rode with Jesus were riding down the seven-mile trail from Jerusalem to Emmaus. ¹⁴They talked about everything that had happened that weekend. ¹⁵As they were talking, a cowboy came up and rode beside them. ¹⁶God kept the two from recognizing Jesus. ¹⁷He said, "Y'all seem to be in a deep discussion. What're y'all talking about?"They reined up, and he could see the sadness in their eyes. ¹⁸Cleopas said, "Are you the only one around here who hasn't heard what happened?" ¹⁹"What happened to cause such a stir?" Jesus asked."Jesus, the cowboy from Nazareth, the one who did so many miracles, the one who taught us so many things . . . he's what happened. ²⁰The religious leaders had him killed. ²¹We all thought he was the Top Hand who would come and rescue God's people from the Romans. But he died three days ago." ²²"Some women who have been with us who rode with Jesus went to the tomb this morning to prepare his body, but they came back with a tale too hard to believe.

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.