LUKE 24:16 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

AICNT but their eyes were kept from recognizing him.

OEB but their eyes were blinded so that they could not recognise him.

WEBBE But their eyes were kept from recognising him.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET (but their eyes were kept from recognizing him).

LSV and their eyes were restrained so as not to know Him,

FBV But they were kept from recognizing him.

TCNT but their eyes were kept from recognizing him.

T4T But they were prevented {something prevented them} from recognizing [MTY] him.

LEB but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.

BBE But their eyes were not open that they might have knowledge of him.

Moff though they were prevented from recognizing him.

Wymth though they were prevented from recognizing Him.

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

DRA But their eyes were held, that they should not know him.

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

Drby but their eyes were holden so as not to know him.

RV But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
(But their eyes were held that they should not know him. )

SLT And their eyes were holden not to know him.

Wbstr But their eyes were held, that they should not know him.

KJB-1769 But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
(But their eyes were held that they should not know him. )

KJB-1611 But their eyes were holden, that they should not know him.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps But their eyes were holden, that they shoulde not knowe him.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Gnva But their eyes were holden, that they could not know him.
(But their eyes were held, that they could not know him. )

Cvdl But their eyes were holden, that they shulde not knowe hi.
(But their eyes were held, that they should not know hi.)

TNT But their eyes were holden that they coulde not knowe him.
(But their eyes were held that they could not know him. )

Wycl But her iyen weren holdun, that thei knewen him not.
(But her eyes were held, that they knew him not.)

Luth Aber ihre Augen wurden gehalten, daß sie ihn nicht kannten.
(But their/her eyes became held, that they/she/them him/it not knew.)

ClVg oculi autem illorum tenebantur ne eum agnoscerent.
(eyes however of_them tenebantur not him acknowledgerent. )

UGNT οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν ἐκρατοῦντο τοῦ μὴ ἐπιγνῶναι αὐτόν.
(hoi de ofthalmoi autōn ekratounto tou maʸ epignōnai auton.)

SBL-GNT οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν ἐκρατοῦντο τοῦ μὴ ἐπιγνῶναι αὐτόν.
(hoi de ofthalmoi autōn ekratounto tou maʸ epignōnai auton.)

RP-GNT Οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν ἐκρατοῦντο τοῦ μὴ ἐπιγνῶναι αὐτόν.
(Hoi de ofthalmoi autōn ekratounto tou maʸ epignōnai auton.)

TC-GNT Οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν ἐκρατοῦντο τοῦ μὴ ἐπιγνῶναι αὐτόν.
(Hoi de ofthalmoi autōn ekratounto tou maʸ epignōnai auton. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 24:13–35: Jesus came to two disciples on the road to Emmaus

The author told how two of Jesus’ disciples saw Jesus on the road to the village of Emmaus, but they did not know that he was Jesus. He talked with them and reminded them that God’s prophets had said that the Messiah would die and rise again. They invited him into their home. As he sat at the table with them, God caused them to realize that this man himself was Jesus, who had become alive again. Jesus disappeared, and the two disciples went quickly back to Jerusalem and told the other disciples that they had seen the Lord.

The account in this section does not occur elsewhere in Scripture. Some other examples of headings for this section are:

Jesus Appears to Two Disciples (CEV)

The Walk to Emmaus (NLT)

24:16

But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him.

but something kept them from seeing/realizing who he was.
But God prevented them^(dual) from knowing that he/it was Jesus.

But: The Greek word that the BSB translates as But is a common conjunction that can be translated in different ways. Here it introduces a situation that is unexpected. The men were followers of Jesus, but they did not recognize him. Introduce this unexpected situation in a natural way in your language.

their eyes were kept from recognizing Him: The Greek clause that the BSB translates as their eyes were kept from recognizing Him is literally “their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.” It indicates that although Jesus’ followers saw him, they did not know him. Something caused them not to realize that he was Jesus.

The clause is passive. It does not specify what caused Jesus’ followers not to recognize him. Probably the most likely possibility is that God caused it. There are several ways to translate the clause:

Use a passive clause. For example:
but they were kept from recognizing him (NCV)
Use an active clause and supply “God” as the subject. For example:
But God kept them from recognizing him (NLT)
Translate in a more general way. For example:
Although they saw him, they didn’t recognize him. (GW)
but something prevented them from recognizing him. (REB)

Translate the clause in a natural way in your language. In some languages there may be an idiom to translate the Greek idiom “their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.” For example:

they did not recognize him because it was as if their eyes were blindKankanaey back translation on TW.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν ἐκρατοῦντο τοῦ μὴ ἐπιγνῶναι αὐτόν

the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: οἱ Δέ ὀφθαλμοί αὐτῶν ἐκρατοῦντο τοῦ μή ἐπιγνῶναι αὐτόν)

Luke uses one part of the men, their eyes, to speak of the capacity of the men themselves to recognize Jesus. Alternate translation: [But God prevented them from recognizing him]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν ἐκρατοῦντο τοῦ μὴ ἐπιγνῶναι αὐτόν

the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: οἱ Δέ ὀφθαλμοί αὐτῶν ἐκρατοῦντο τοῦ μή ἐπιγνῶναι αὐτόν)

Luke uses the term held, as if someone were physically holding back the eyes, to mean “restrained.” Alternate translation: [But God prevented them from recognizing him]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

οἱ δὲ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν ἐκρατοῦντο τοῦ μὴ ἐπιγνῶναι αὐτόν

the (Some words not found in SR-GNT: οἱ Δέ ὀφθαλμοί αὐτῶν ἐκρατοῦντο τοῦ μή ἐπιγνῶναι αὐτόν)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form, and you could state who was doing the action. Alternate translation: [But God prevented them from recognizing him]

Parallel LUKE 24:16

Section 24:13–35: Jesus came to two disciples on the road to Emmaus

24:16