Luke 24:30

Green's Literal Translation

And it happened as He reclined with them, having taken the loaf, He blessed, and having broken He gave to them.

Parallel Translations

Simplified Cowboy Version
When they sat down to eat, Jesus took the bread and gave thanks to God for it. He broke it and handed it out.

Legacy Standard Bible
And it happened that when He had reclined at the table with them, He took the bread and blessed it, and after breaking it, He was giving it to them.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
When He had reclined at the table with them, He took the bread and blessed it, and breaking it, He began giving it to them.

Bible in Basic English
And when he was seated with them at table, he took the bread, and said words of blessing and, making division of it, he gave it to them.

Darby Translation
And it came to pass as he was at table with them, having taken the bread, he blessed, and having broken it, gave it to them.

New King James Version
Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.

Christian Standard Bible®
It was as He reclined at the table with them that He took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.

World English Bible
It happened, when he had sat down at the table with them, he took the bread and gave thanks. Breaking it, he gave to them.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he went in, to abide with them. And as he sat at table with them, he took the bread, and blessed it, and brake and gave to them.

Weymouth's New Testament
But as soon as He had sat down with them, and had taken the bread and had blessed and broken it, and was handing it to them,

King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe, as hee sate at meate with them, hee tooke bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gaue to them.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And it came to passe whan he sat at the table with the, he toke the bred, gaue thankes, brake it, and gaue it them.

Mace New Testament (1729)
and as he was at table with them, he took bread, and gave thanks, then brake it and gave it to them;

Amplified Bible
And it happened that as He reclined at the table with them, He took the bread and blessed it, and breaking it, He began giving it to them.

American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when he had sat down with them to meat, he took the bread and blessed; and breaking it he gave to them.

Revised Standard Version
When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to them.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And it came to passe as he sate at meate wt them he toke breed blessed it brake and gave to them.

Update Bible Version
And it came to pass, when he had sat down with them to meat, he took the bread and blessed; and breaking [it] he gave to them.

Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass, as he sat at table with them, he took bread, and blessed [it], and broke, and gave to them.

New Century Version
When Jesus was at the table with them, he took some bread, gave thanks, divided it, and gave it to them.

New English Translation
When he had taken his place at the table with them, he took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.

Contemporary English Version
After Jesus sat down to eat, he took some bread. He blessed it and broke it. Then he gave it to them.

Complete Jewish Bible
As he was reclining with them at the table, he took the matzah, made the b'rakhah, broke it and handed it to them.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And it came to passe, as hee sate at table with them, he tooke the bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gaue it to them.

George Lamsa Translation
And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread and blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to them.

Hebrew Names Version
It happened, when he had sat down at the table with them, he took the bread and gave thanks. Breaking it, he gave to them.

International Standard Version
While he was at the table with them, he took the bread, blessed it, broke it in pieces, and gave it to them.Matthew 14:19;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And it was that, while he reclined with them, he took bread, and blessed, and brake, and gave to them.

Murdock Translation
And it occurred, while he reclined with them, that he took bread, and blessed, and brake, and gave to them.

New Living Translation
As they sat down to eat, he took the bread and blessed it. Then he broke it and gave it to them.

New Life Bible
As He sat at the table with them, He took the bread and gave thanks and broke it. Then He gave it to them.

English Revised Version
And it came to pass, when he had sat down with them to meat, he took the bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.

Berean Standard Bible
While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them.

New Revised Standard
When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, when he reclined with them, taking the loaf, he blessed, and, breaking it, went on to give unto them.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And it came to pass, whilst he was at table with them, he took bread and blessed and brake and gave to them.

King James Version
And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.

Lexham English Bible
And it happened that when he reclined at the table with them, he took the bread and gave thanks, and after breaking it, he gave it to them.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And it came to passe, as he sate at meate with them, he toke bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gaue to them.

Easy-to-Read Version
Joining them at the supper table, Jesus took some bread and gave thanks. Then he broke some off and gave it to them.

English Standard Version
When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them.

New American Standard Bible
And it came about, when He had reclined at the table with them, that He took the bread and blessed it, and He broke it and began giving it to them.

Good News Translation
He sat down to eat with them, took the bread, and said the blessing; then he broke the bread and gave it to them.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he entride with hem. And it was don, while he sat at the mete with hem, he took breed, and blesside, and brak, and took to hem.

Young's Literal Translation
And it came to pass, in his reclining (at meat) with them, having taken the bread, he blessed, and having broken, he was giving to them,

Contextual Overview

¹³ And, behold, two of them were going on the same day to a village being sixty stadia distant from Jerusalem, which was named Emmaus. ¹⁴ And they talked to each other about all these things taking place. ¹⁵ And it happened, as they talked and reasoned, coming near, Jesus Himself traveled with them. ¹⁶ But their eyes were held so as not to recognize Him. ¹⁷ And He said to them, What words are these which you exchange with each other while walking, and are sad of face? ¹⁸ And answering, one of them whose name was Cleopas, said to Him, Are you only one who resides in Jerusalem and do not know the things happening in it in these days? ¹⁹ And He said to them, What things? And they said to Him, The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, who was a man, a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people; ²⁰ and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to the judgment of death, and crucified Him . ²¹ But we were hoping that He is the One going to redeem Israel. But then with all these things, this third day comes today since these things happened. ²² And also some of our women astounded us, having been early at the tomb,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he took: Luke 24:35, Luke 9:16, Luke 22:19, Matthew 14:19, Matthew 15:36, Matthew 26:26, Mark 6:41, Mark 8:6, Mark 14:22, John 6:11, Acts 27:35

Reciprocal: Genesis 18:8 - and they 1 Samuel 9:13 - he doth bless Song of Solomon 1:12 - sitteth Mark 5:43 - Given Acts 10:41 - even 1 Timothy 4:3 - with

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass as he sat at meat with them,.... When they were sat down at table with the provisions before them:

he took bread and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them; as if he was the master of the house, when he was both a guest, and a stranger, and as he used to do at common meals, when he ate with his disciples; and thus he did, when he fed five thousand at one time, and four at another, Matthew 14:19 see the notes there.

Matthew 14:19- :.

Matthew 14:19- :. Whether only Christ, and the two disciples, sat down together, or whether others that belonged to the house sat down with them, is not certain: if they were only three, they were a proper company to bless the bread together; that is, one in the name of the rest, they joining with him: if there were but two, they blessed, or said grace for themselves separately; but if three, the rules were these, according to the Jews y:

"three that eat together, they are obliged to call a blessing (or for one) --and how do they call a blessing among three? one says, let us bless: if there are three besides himself, he says, bless ye. --Three that eat together have no power to divide;''

that is, to make a separate blessing, but are obliged to it conjunctly: thus here, being three at least, Christ blessed bread for them all.

y Misn. Betasot, c. 7. sect. 4, 3, 4.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Sat at meat - Reclined at the table, or while he was at supper.

He took bread and blessed it ... - This was the office of the master of a feast, and perhaps this first attracted particularly their attention. Though he was in “their” house, yet he acted as “master” of the feast, as he used to do with them before his death. Perhaps, also, as he “gave” them the bread, they observed the “prints” in his hands, and they knew that it was Jesus. This was not a “sacramental,” but a common supper; yet our Saviour sought a blessing on the food, and thus set an example to all his followers to acknowledge God in their daily gifts, and to seek his benediction in all their enjoyments.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 30. He took bread — This was the office of the master and father of a family, and this was our Lord's usual custom among his disciples. Those whom Christ lodges with he feeds, and feeds too with bread that himself hath blessed, and this feeding not only strengthens, but also enlightens the soul.