Luke 24:31

Luke 24:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.
• New International Version (NIV)Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And he vanished from their sight.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight.

Context of Luke 24:31

29but they begged him, “Stay the night with us, since it is getting late.” So he went home with them. 30As they sat down to eat, he took the bread and blessed it. Then he broke it and gave it to them. Suddenly, their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And at that moment he disappeared! 32They said to each other, “Didn’t our hearts burn within us as he talked with us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us?” 33And within the hour they were on their way back to Jerusalem. There they found the eleven disciples and the others who had gathered with them,

Luke 24:31 word by word

αὐτῶν δὲ διηνοίχθησαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ καὶ ἐπέγνωσαν αὐτόν· καὶ αὐτὸς ἄφαντος ἐγένετο ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• eyesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• were openedδιανοίγωdianoigō · to open upG1272
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• they knewἐπιγινώσκωepiginōskō · to come to knowG1921
• ·γίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• vanished outἄφαντοςaphantos · disappearingG855
• ofἀπόapo · away fromG575

Cross-references for Luke 24:31

• Luke 24:16But God kept them from recognizing him.
• John 20:13“Dear woman, why are you crying?” the angels asked her. “Because they have taken away my Lord,” she replied, “and I don’t know where they have put him.”
• Luke 4:30but he passed right through the crowd and went on his way.
• John 8:59At that point they picked up stones to throw at him. But Jesus was hidden from them and left the Temple.

Commentaries on Luke 24:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Their 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31Their 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-35Verses 28-35 If we would have Christ dwell with us, we must be earnest with him. Those that have experienced the pleasure and profit of communion with him, cannot but desire more of his company. He took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. This he did with his usual authority and affection, with the same manner, perhaps with the same words. He here teaches us to crave a blessing on every meal. See how Christ by his Spirit and grace makes…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31Their eyes were opened: This is another example of the “divine passive” (a way of speaking that shows God is acting, even when he is not named; see study note on 24:16). God opened their eyes when Jesus broke the bread. This means they were finally able to recognize Jesus. and He disappeared from their sight: In his resurrected and transformed body, Jesus showed abilities he had not shown before the resurrection (see 24:36; 1 Corinthians 15:20–23, 35–57).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-3128-31. made as though, &c.--(Compare Mr 6:48; Ge 18:3, 5; 32:24-26).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 24:31

• Jesus, the Christ
• Love
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Commentaries on Luke 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings