Luke 24:28

THE MESSAGE

They came to the edge of the village where they were headed. He acted as if he were going on but they pressed him: "Stay and have supper with us. It's nearly evening; the day is done." So he went in with them. And here is what happened: He sat down at the table with them. Taking the bread, he blessed and broke and gave it to them. At that moment, open-eyed, wide-eyed, they recognized him. And then he disappeared.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They came near the village where they were going, and he gave the impression that he was going farther.

King James Version (1611)
And they drew nigh vnto the village, whither they went, and hee made as though hee would haue gone further.

King James Version
And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.

English Standard Version
So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He acted as if he were going farther,

New American Standard Bible
And they approached the village where they were going, and He gave the impression that He was going farther.

New Century Version
They came near the town of Emmaus, and Jesus acted as if he were going farther.

Amplified Bible
Then they approached the village where they were going, and He acted as if He were going farther.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And they approached the village where they were going, and He acted as though He were going farther.

Legacy Standard Bible
And they approached the village where they were going, and He acted as though He were going farther.

Berean Standard Bible
As they approached the village where they were headed, He seemed to be going farther.

Contemporary English Version
When the two of them came near the village where they were going, Jesus seemed to be going farther.

Complete Jewish Bible
They approached the village where they were going. He made as if he were going on farther;

Darby Translation
And they drew near to the village where they were going, and *he* made as though he would go farther.

Easy-to-Read Version
They came near the town of Emmaus, and Jesus acted as if he did not plan to stop there.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And they drew neere vnto ye towne, which they went to, but he made as though hee would haue gone further.

George Lamsa Translation
And they drew near to the village, to which they were going; and he made them think that he was going to a far place.

Good News Translation
As they came near the village to which they were going, Jesus acted as if he were going farther;

Lexham English Bible
And they drew near to the village where they were going, and he acted as though he was going farther.

Literal Translation
And they drew near to the village where they were going, and He seemed to be going further.

American Standard Version
And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they were going: and he made as though he would go further.

Bible in Basic English
And they came near the town to which they were going, and he seemed as if he was going on;

Hebrew Names Version
They drew near to the village, where they were going, and he acted like he would go further.

International Standard Version
As they came near the village where they were going, he acted as though he were going on farther.Genesis 32:26; 42:7; Mark 6:48;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And they drew near to that village to which they were going; and he made them suppose that to a more distant place he was going.

Murdock Translation
And they drew near to the village to which they were going; and he made them feel, as if he would go to a more distant place.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they drewe nye vnto the towne which they went vnto, and he made as though he would haue gone further.

English Revised Version
And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they were going: and he made as though he would go further.

World English Bible
They drew near to the village, where they were going, and he acted like he would go further.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they drew nigh the village whither they were going, and he made as tho' he would go farther.

Weymouth's New Testament
When they had come near the village to which they were going, He appeared to be going further.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei camen nyy the castel, whidur thei wenten. And he made countenaunce that he wolde go ferthere.

Update Bible Version
And they drew near to the village, where they were going: and he made as though he would go further.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they drew nigh to the village whither they were going: and he made as though he would go further.

New English Translation
So they approached the village where they were going. He acted as though he wanted to go farther,

New King James Version
Then they drew near to the village where they were going, and He indicated that He would have gone farther.

New Living Translation
By this time they were nearing Emmaus and the end of their journey. Jesus acted as if he were going on,

New Life Bible
When they came to the town where they were going, Jesus acted as if He were going farther.

New Revised Standard
As they came near the village to which they were going, he walked ahead as if he were going on.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they drew near unto the village, whither they were journeying; and, he, made for journeying, further.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they drew nigh to the town whither they were going: and he made as though he would go farther.

Revised Standard Version
So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He appeared to be going further,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they drue neye vnto the toune wich they went to. And he made as though he wolde have gone further.

Young's Literal Translation
And they came nigh to the village whither they were going, and he made an appearance of going on further,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they drue nye vnto the towne, which they wete vnto, and he made as though he wolde haue gone farther.

Mace New Testament (1729)
and they drew nigh the village where they were going: and he seemed as if he would have pass'd on further.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus finished about the time they got to Emmaus, but he acted like he was going to ride on.

Contextual Overview

¹³That same day two of them were walking to the village Emmaus, about seven miles out of Jerusalem. They were deep in conversation, going over all these things that had happened. In the middle of their talk and questions, Jesus came up and walked along with them. But they were not able to recognize who he was. ¹⁷He asked, "What's this you're discussing so intently as you walk along?" They just stood there, long-faced, like they had lost their best friend. Then one of them, his name was Cleopas, said, "Are you the only one in Jerusalem who hasn't heard what's happened during the last few days?" ¹⁹He said, "What has happened?" They said, "The things that happened to Jesus the Nazarene. He was a man of God, a prophet, dynamic in work and word, blessed by both God and all the people. Then our high priests and leaders betrayed him, got him sentenced to death, and crucified him. And we had our hopes up that he was the One, the One about to deliver Israel. And it is now the third day since it happened. But now some of our women have completely confused us. Early this morning they were at the tomb and couldn't find his body. They came back with the story that they had seen a vision of angels who said he was alive. Some of our friends went off to the tomb to check and found it empty just as the women said, but they didn't see Jesus." ²⁵Then he said to them, "So thick-headed! So slow-hearted! Why can't you simply believe all that the prophets said? Don't you see that these things had to happen, that the Messiah had to suffer and only then enter into his glory?" Then he started at the beginning, with the Books of Moses, and went on through all the Prophets, pointing out everything in the Scriptures that referred to him. ²⁸They came to the edge of the village where they were headed. He acted as if he were going on but they pressed him: "Stay and have supper with us. It's nearly evening; the day is done." So he went in with them. And here is what happened: He sat down at the table with them. Taking the bread, he blessed and broke and gave it to them. At that moment, open-eyed, wide-eyed, they recognized him. And then he disappeared. ³² Back and forth they talked. "Didn't we feel on fire as he conversed with us on the road, as he opened up the Scriptures for us?" ³³They didn't waste a minute. They were up and on their way back to Jerusalem. They found the Eleven and their friends gathered together, talking away: "It's really happened! The Master has been raised up—Simon saw him!" ³⁵ Then the two went over everything that happened on the road and how they recognized him when he broke the bread.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he made: That is, he was directing his steps as if to go onwards; and so he doubtless would, had he not been withheld by their friendly importunities. There is not the smallest ground for founding a charge of dissimulation against our Saviour, or affording any encouragement to dissimulation in others. Genesis 19:2, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 42:7, Mark 6:48

Reciprocal: Genesis 19:3 - pressed Ruth 1:15 - return Ruth 1:16 - to leave 1 Samuel 15:26 - I will not

Cross-References

Genesis 24:55
Her brother and mother said, "Let the girl stay a while, say another ten days, and then go."

Genesis 31:33
Laban went through Jacob's tent, Leah's tent, and the tents of the two maids but didn't find them. He went from Leah's tent to Rachel's. But Rachel had taken the household gods, put them inside a camel cushion, and was sitting on them. When Laban had gone through the tent, searching high and low without finding a thing, Rachel said to her father, "Don't think I'm being disrespectful, my master, that I can't stand before you, but I'm having my period." So even though he turned the place upside down in his search, he didn't find the household gods.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they drew nigh unto the village,.... Of Emmaus, before they were aware; their conversation was so very agreeable, that the way did not seem tedious, nor the time long:

whither they went: where they intended to go, when they set out; this was the end of their journey; wherefore this village was not some intermediate place between Jerusalem and Emmaus:

and he made as though he would have gone further; when they were come to Emmaus, and to the house where the two disciples intended to make their abode that night: whether it was a public house, or an house of one of their friends, or one of their own, it matters not; Christ stopped not, nor attempted to go in with them, but stepped a few steps onward, taking his leave of them. The Ethiopic version renders it, "he began to pass by them": which carried in it an appearance as if he intended to have travelled further; and in it there was no fraud, dissimulation, or collusion: he would have gone some little way further, doubtless, had they not detained him; and he intended to stay with them, provided they should ask him, as he did, though not all night, which he never designed: the whole of it is nothing else but a piece of modesty, civility, and prudence; for guile was never found in his mouth.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He made as though he would have gone further - He did not “say” he would go farther, but he kept on as if it was not his intention to stop, and doubtless he “would” have gone on if they had not constrained him to tarry.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 28. He made as though he would have gone farther. — That is, he was going on, as though he intended to go farther; and so he doubtless would had they not earnestly pressed him to lodge with them. His preaching had made a deep impression upon their hearts, Luke 24:32, and now they feel it their greatest privilege to entertain the preacher.

This is a constant effect of the doctrine of Christ: wherever it is felt, the Author of it, the ever-blessed Jesus, is earnestly entreated to dwell in the heart; and he who preaches it, is amply provided with the necessaries of life by those who have received his testimony.