Luke 24:16
but their eyes were holden so as not to know him.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
In Context
15And it came to pass as they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus himself drawing nigh, went with them;
17And he said to them, What discourses are these which pass between you as ye walk, and are downcast?
Cross References
2 Kings 6:18And they came down to him; and Elisha prayed to Jehovah and said, Smite this nation, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
Luke 24:31And their eyes were opened, and they recognised him. And he disappeared from them.
John 21:4And early morn already breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; the disciples however did not know that it was Jesus.
Matthew Henry on Luke 24:14-36
The Disciples Going to Emmaus. 13 And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. 14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened. 15 And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. 16 But their eyes were holden that they should not know him. 17 And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are… Read the whole commentary →