Luke 24:31

New Living Translation

Suddenly, their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And at that moment he disappeared!

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, but he disappeared from their sight.

King James Version (1611)
And their eyes were opened, and they knew him, and he vanished out of their sight.

King James Version
And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

English Standard Version
And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And he vanished from their sight.

New American Standard Bible
And then their eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight.

New Century Version
And then, they were allowed to recognize Jesus. But when they saw who he was, he disappeared.

Amplified Bible
Then their eyes were [suddenly] opened [by God] and they [clearly] recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Him. And He vanished from their sight.

Berean Standard Bible
Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus-and He disappeared from their sight.

Contemporary English Version
At once they knew who he was, but he disappeared.

Complete Jewish Bible
Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. But he became invisible to them.

Darby Translation
And their eyes were opened, and they recognised him. And he disappeared from them.

Easy-to-Read Version
Just then the men were allowed to recognize him. But when they saw who he was, he disappeared.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then their eyes were opened, and they knewe him: and he was no more seene of them.

George Lamsa Translation
And immediately their eyes were opened and they recognized him; and he was taken away from them.

Good News Translation
Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he disappeared from their sight.

Lexham English Bible
And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he became invisible to them.

Literal Translation
And their eyes were opened, and they knew Him. And He became invisible from them.

American Standard Version
And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

Bible in Basic English
And then their eyes were open, and they had knowledge of him, but he went from their view.

Hebrew Names Version
Their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he vanished out of their sight.

International Standard Version
Then their eyes were opened, and they knew who he was. And he vanished from them.

Etheridge Translation
And at once their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he was taken from them.

Murdock Translation
And instantly, their eyes were opened, and, they knew him. And he took himself from them.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And their eyes were opened, and they knewe him: and he vanished out of their syght.

English Revised Version
And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

World English Bible
Their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he vanished out of their sight.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And their eyes were opened, and they knew him, and he vanished out of their sight.

Weymouth's New Testament
their eyes were opened and they recognized Him. But He vanished from them.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the iyen of hem weren openyd, and thei knewen hym; and he vanyschide fro her iyen.

Update Bible Version
And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

Webster's Bible Translation
And their eyes were opened, and they knew him: and he vanished out of their sight.

New English Translation
At this point their eyes were opened and they recognized him. Then he vanished out of their sight.

New King James Version
Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight.

New Life Bible
And their eyes were opened and they knew Him. Then He left them and could not be seen.

New Revised Standard
Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, their, eyes were opened, and they knew him; and, he, vanished from them.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And their eyes were opened: and they knew him. And he vanished out of their sight.

Revised Standard Version
And their eyes were opened and they recognized him; and he vanished out of their sight.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And their eyes were openned and they knewe him: and he vnnisshed out of their syght.

Young's Literal Translation
and their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he became unseen by them.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then were their eyes opened, and they knewe him. And he vanyshed out of their sight.

Mace New Testament (1729)
when looking upon him more intently, they perceiv'd that it was Jesus. but he vanish'd out of sight.

Simplified Cowboy Version
When this happened, the two cowboys were allowed to recognize him for who he was and then he disappeared!

Contextual Overview

¹³ That same day two of Jesus' followers were walking to the village of Emmaus, seven miles from Jerusalem. ¹⁴ As they walked along they were talking about everything that had happened. ¹⁵ As they talked and discussed these things, Jesus himself suddenly came and began walking with them. ¹⁶ But God kept them from recognizing him. ¹⁷ He asked them, "What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?" They stopped short, sadness written across their faces. ¹⁸ Then one of them, Cleopas, replied, "You must be the only person in Jerusalem who hasn't heard about all the things that have happened there the last few days." ¹⁹ "What things?" Jesus asked. "The things that happened to Jesus, the man from Nazareth," they said. "He was a prophet who did powerful miracles, and he was a mighty teacher in the eyes of God and all the people. ²⁰ But our leading priests and other religious leaders handed him over to be condemned to death, and they crucified him. ²¹ We had hoped he was the Messiah who had come to rescue Israel. This all happened three days ago. ²² "Then some women from our group of his followers were at his tomb early this morning, and they came back with an amazing report.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

their eyes: Luke 24:16, John 20:13-16

vanished out of their sight: or, ceased to be seen of them, Luke 4:30, John 8:59

Reciprocal: Genesis 35:13 - General Numbers 22:31 - opened 2 Kings 6:20 - open the eyes Mark 9:8 - General John 5:13 - had John 20:14 - and knew John 21:4 - but 1 Corinthians 15:44 - there is a spiritual

Cross-References

Genesis 26:29
Swear that you will not harm us, just as we have never troubled you. We have always treated you well, and we sent you away from us in peace. And now look how the Lord has blessed you!"

Judges 17:2
One day he said to his mother, "I heard you place a curse on the person who stole 1,100 pieces of silver from you. Well, I have the money. I was the one who took it." "The Lord bless you for admitting it," his mother replied.

Ruth 3:10
"The Lord bless you, my daughter!" Boaz exclaimed. "You are showing even more family loyalty now than you did before, for you have not gone after a younger man, whether rich or poor.

Psalms 115:15
May you be blessed by the Lord , who made heaven and earth.

Proverbs 17:8
A bribe is like a lucky charm; whoever gives one will prosper!

Proverbs 18:16
Giving a gift can open doors; it gives access to important people!

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And their eyes were opened,.... Not that they were before shut, or closed up, but what before held them was removed, and what hindered their sight and knowledge was taken away; and perhaps these actions of his taking the bread, and blessing, and breaking, and giving it to them, might put them in mind of him, and cause them to look wistfully at him, when, what beclouded their sight being gone, and he appearing in his usual form, they perceived who he was:

and they knew him; to be their dear Lord and master, for whose death they had been sorrowing, and of redemption by him, and of whose resurrection they had been doubting:

and vanished out of their sight; not that he vanished as a spectre, or as smoke vanishes into air; but agility being a property of his risen body, he very suddenly, and swiftly, and in a moment, withdrew himself from them; for if he could withdraw himself from company in a very speedy manner before his resurrection, much more after; see Luke 4:30. The Syriac version renders it, "he was taken away from them"; as if some of the ministering angels were made use of to remove him at once; but this seems not necessary: the Arabic version renders it, "he was hidden from them"; that same power of his that held their eyes all the while they were travelling together, interposed some object between him and them, so that he could not be seen by them that very instant, even before he was gone out of the house.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Their 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 took the opportunity suddenly to withdraw from them.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 31. Their 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 also threw off the disguise which he had before assumed; and now appeared in his own person.

He vanished out of their sight. — Probably, during their surprise, he took the opportunity of withdrawing from the place; leaving them to reflect and meditate on what they had heard and seen.