Luke 24:16

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

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15And as they conversed, and questioned each other, Jesus came, and drew near, and walked with them.

17And he said to them: What are these discourses, which ye hold with each other, as ye walk and are sad?

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Cross References

Luke 24:31And instantly, their eyes were opened, and, they knew him. And he took himself from them.

John 21:4And when it was morning, Jesus stood on the shore of the sea: and the disciples 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 →

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