Luke 24:16

and their eyes were holden so as not to know him,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15And it came to pass in their conversing and reasoning together, that Jesus himself, having come nigh, was going on with them,

17and he said unto them, 'What [are] these words that ye exchange with one another, walking, and ye are sad?'

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Cross References

2 Kings 6:18And they come down unto it, and Elisha prayeth unto Jehovah, and saith, 'Smite, I pray Thee, this nation with blindness;' and He smiteth them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha.

Luke 24:31and their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he became unseen by them.

John 21:4And morning being now come, Jesus stood at the shore, yet indeed the disciples did not know that it is 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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