Luke 24:31

Simplified Cowboy Version

When this happened, the two cowboys were allowed to recognize him for who he was and then he disappeared!

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, but he disappeared from their sight.

King James Version (1611)
And their eyes were opened, and they knew him, and he vanished out of their sight.

King James Version
And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

English Standard Version
And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And he vanished from their sight.

New American Standard Bible
And then their eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight.

New Century Version
And then, they were allowed to recognize Jesus. But when they saw who he was, he disappeared.

Amplified Bible
Then their eyes were [suddenly] opened [by God] and they [clearly] recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Him. And He vanished from their sight.

Berean Standard Bible
Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus-and He disappeared from their sight.

Contemporary English Version
At once they knew who he was, but he disappeared.

Complete Jewish Bible
Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. But he became invisible to them.

Darby Translation
And their eyes were opened, and they recognised him. And he disappeared from them.

Easy-to-Read Version
Just then the men were allowed to recognize him. But when they saw who he was, he disappeared.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then their eyes were opened, and they knewe him: and he was no more seene of them.

George Lamsa Translation
And immediately their eyes were opened and they recognized him; and he was taken away from them.

Good News Translation
Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he disappeared from their sight.

Lexham English Bible
And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he became invisible to them.

Literal Translation
And their eyes were opened, and they knew Him. And He became invisible from them.

American Standard Version
And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

Bible in Basic English
And then their eyes were open, and they had knowledge of him, but he went from their view.

Hebrew Names Version
Their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he vanished out of their sight.

International Standard Version
Then their eyes were opened, and they knew who he was. And he vanished from them.

Etheridge Translation
And at once their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he was taken from them.

Murdock Translation
And instantly, their eyes were opened, and, they knew him. And he took himself from them.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And their eyes were opened, and they knewe him: and he vanished out of their syght.

English Revised Version
And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

World English Bible
Their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he vanished out of their sight.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And their eyes were opened, and they knew him, and he vanished out of their sight.

Weymouth's New Testament
their eyes were opened and they recognized Him. But He vanished from them.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the iyen of hem weren openyd, and thei knewen hym; and he vanyschide fro her iyen.

Update Bible Version
And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

Webster's Bible Translation
And their eyes were opened, and they knew him: and he vanished out of their sight.

New English Translation
At this point their eyes were opened and they recognized him. Then he vanished out of their sight.

New King James Version
Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight.

New Living Translation
Suddenly, their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And at that moment he disappeared!

New Life Bible
And their eyes were opened and they knew Him. Then He left them and could not be seen.

New Revised Standard
Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, their, eyes were opened, and they knew him; and, he, vanished from them.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And their eyes were opened: and they knew him. And he vanished out of their sight.

Revised Standard Version
And their eyes were opened and they recognized him; and he vanished out of their sight.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And their eyes were openned and they knewe him: and he vnnisshed out of their syght.

Young's Literal Translation
and their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he became unseen by them.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then were their eyes opened, and they knewe him. And he vanyshed out of their sight.

Mace New Testament (1729)
when looking upon him more intently, they perceiv'd that it was Jesus. but he vanish'd out of sight.

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

their eyes: Luke 24:16, John 20:13-16

vanished out of their sight: or, ceased to be seen of them, Luke 4:30, John 8:59

Reciprocal: Genesis 35:13 - General Numbers 22:31 - opened 2 Kings 6:20 - open the eyes Mark 9:8 - General John 5:13 - had John 20:14 - and knew John 21:4 - but 1 Corinthians 15:44 - there is a spiritual

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And their eyes were opened,.... Not that they were before shut, or closed up, but what before held them was removed, and what hindered their sight and knowledge was taken away; and perhaps these actions of his taking the bread, and blessing, and breaking, and giving it to them, might put them in mind of him, and cause them to look wistfully at him, when, what beclouded their sight being gone, and he appearing in his usual form, they perceived who he was:

and they knew him; to be their dear Lord and master, for whose death they had been sorrowing, and of redemption by him, and of whose resurrection they had been doubting:

and vanished out of their sight; not that he vanished as a spectre, or as smoke vanishes into air; but agility being a property of his risen body, he very suddenly, and swiftly, and in a moment, withdrew himself from them; for if he could withdraw himself from company in a very speedy manner before his resurrection, much more after; see Luke 4:30. The Syriac version renders it, "he was taken away from them"; as if some of the ministering angels were made use of to remove him at once; but this seems not necessary: the Arabic version renders it, "he was hidden from them"; that same power of his that held their eyes all the while they were travelling together, interposed some object between him and them, so that he could not be seen by them that very instant, even before he was gone out of the house.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Their eyes were opened - The obscurity was removed. They saw him to be the Messiah. Their doubts were gone, and they saw clearly that he was risen, and was truly, as they had long hoped, the Saviour of people. It is not meant that they were before “blind,” but that they did not know until then who he was.

He vanished out of their sight - He suddenly departed. It does not appear that there was anything miraculous in this, but, during their surprise, he took the opportunity suddenly to withdraw from them.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 31. Their eyes were opened — But we are not to imagine that he administered the holy eucharist at this time; there is not the most distant evidence of this. It was a mere family meal, and ended before it was well begun.

They knew him — His acting as father of the family, in taking, blessing, and distributing the bread among them, caused them to recollect those lips which they had often heard speak, and those hands by which they had often been fed. Perhaps he also threw off the disguise which he had before assumed; and now appeared in his own person.

He vanished out of their sight. — Probably, during their surprise, he took the opportunity of withdrawing from the place; leaving them to reflect and meditate on what they had heard and seen.