LUKE 24:31 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences 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).

ULT Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he became invisible from them.

BSB Then their eyes were opened and they recognized [Jesus]—and He disappeared from [their sight].

BLB And their eyes were opened, and they knew Him. And He being seen, vanished from them.

AICNT And [[having taken the bread from them,]][fn] their eyes were opened [and they recognized him];[fn] and he became invisible to them.

24:31, having taken the bread from them: Some manuscripts include. D(05)

24:31, and they recognized him: Absent from ℵ(01) .

OEB Then their eyes were opened and they recognised him; but he disappeared from their sight.

WEBBE Their eyes were opened and they recognised him; then he vanished out of their sight.

WMBB (Same as above)

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

LSV and their eyes were opened, and they recognized Him, and He became unseen by them.

FBV Their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. Then he disappeared from view.

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

T4T And just then God enabled them to recognize [MTY] him. But immediately he disappeared!

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

BBE And then their eyes were open, and they had knowledge of him, but he went from their view.

Moff Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from their sight.

Wymth their eyes were opened and they recognized Him. But He vanished from them.

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

DRA And their eyes were opened, and they knew him: and he vanished out of their sight.

YLT and their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he became unseen by them.

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

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

SLT And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he was removed from their view.

Wbstr And their eyes were opened, and they knew him: and he vanished out of their sight.

KJB-1769 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

KJB-1611 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him, and he [fn]vanished out of their sight.
(Same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

24:31 Or, ceased to be seene of them.

Bshps And their eyes were opened, and they knewe him: and he vanished out of their syght.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Gnva Then their eyes were opened, and they knewe him: and he was no more seene of them.
(Then their eyes were opened, and they knew him: and he was no more seen of them. )

Cvdl Then were their eyes opened, and they knewe him. And he vanyshed out of their sight.
(Then were their eyes opened, and they knew him. And he vanyshed out of their sight.)

TNT And their eyes were openned and they knewe him: and he vnnisshed out of their syght.
(And their eyes were openned and they knew him: and he unnisshed out of their sight. )

Wycl And the iyen of hem weren openyd, and thei knewen hym; and he vanyschide fro her iyen.
(And the eyes of hem were opened, and they knew him; and he vanyschide from her eyes.)

Luth Da wurden ihre Augen geöffnet und erkannten ihn. Und er verschwand vor ihnen.
(So became their/her eyes open and recognisedn him/it. And he disappeared before/in_front_of to_them.)

ClVg Et aperti sunt oculi eorum, et cognoverunt eum: et ipse evanuit ex oculis eorum.[fn]
(And aperti are eyes their, and they_knew him: and exactly_that/himself evanuit from eyes their. )

24.31 Aperti sunt, etc. Subtrahitur carnalibus oculis species infirmitatis, ut mentibus incipiat apparere gloria resurrectionis.

24.31 Aperti are, etc. Subtrahitur carnal eyes in_appearances infirmitatis, as minds incipiat apparere glory resurrection.

UGNT αὐτῶν δὲ διηνοίχθησαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ, καὶ ἐπέγνωσαν αὐτόν. καὶ αὐτὸς ἄφαντος ἐγένετο ἀπ’ αὐτῶν.
(autōn de diaʸnoiⱪthaʸsan hoi ofthalmoi, kai epegnōsan auton. kai autos afantos egeneto ap’ autōn.)

SBL-GNT αὐτῶν δὲ διηνοίχθησαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ καὶ ἐπέγνωσαν αὐτόν· καὶ αὐτὸς ἄφαντος ἐγένετο ἀπʼ αὐτῶν.
(autōn de diaʸnoiⱪthaʸsan hoi ofthalmoi kai epegnōsan auton; kai autos afantos egeneto apʼ autōn.)

RP-GNT Αὐτῶν δὲ διηνοίχθησαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί, καὶ ἐπέγνωσαν αὐτόν· καὶ αὐτὸς ἄφαντος ἐγένετο ἀπ' αὐτῶν.
(Autōn de diaʸnoiⱪthaʸsan hoi ofthalmoi, kai epegnōsan auton; kai autos afantos egeneto ap' autōn.)

TC-GNT Αὐτῶν δὲ διηνοίχθησαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί, καὶ ἐπέγνωσαν αὐτόν· καὶ αὐτὸς ἄφαντος ἐγένετο ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν.
(Autōn de diaʸnoiⱪthaʸsan hoi ofthalmoi, kai epegnōsan auton; kai autos afantos egeneto ap autōn. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ, red:words differ (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)

24:31a

Then their eyes were opened

Then their minds/eyes became clear,
Then God made them^(dual) able to recognize him,

24:31b

and they recognized Jesus—

and they realized who he was.
and they knew that it was Jesus.

24:31a–b

Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus: These two clauses have similar meanings. They tell what happened when Jesus gave them the bread. The clause Then their eyes were opened indicates that suddenly the disciples became able to recognize Jesus. The clause they recognized Jesus is the result. Another way to translate the clauses is:

^31aSuddenly they were able to recognize Jesus, ^31band they knew him.

In some languages it may be more natural to combine these clauses. For example:

And then, they were allowed to recognize Jesus. (NCV)

At once they knew who he was (CEV)

their eyes were opened: The clause their eyes were opened is a metaphor. It indicates that the two disciples became able to recognize Jesus. The verb were opened is passive. It probably implies that God enabled them to recognize him. Refer to 24:16, where the passive verb probably implied that God prevented the disciples from recognizing Jesus.

In some languages a literal translation of the metaphor may have the wrong meaning. If that is true in your language, some other ways to translate it are:

Use a simile. For example:
Then it was as if their eyes/mind cleared
Translate the meaning without the metaphor. For example:
At that moment they became aware
Use an active verb and supply God as the subject, or indicate that God caused it. For example:
God caused them to realize

Translate the clause in a natural way in your language.

24:31c

and He disappeared from their sight.

Then suddenly he vanished/disappeared.
But as soon as they^(dual) recognized him, he became invisible to them^(dual).

and He disappeared from their sight: The clause and He disappeared from their sight indicates that after the disciples recognized Jesus in 24:31b, they could not see him anymore. This clause implies that Jesus left them in a way that they could not see. Other ways to say this are:

he vanished from their sight (ESV)

he suddenly became invisible to them

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

αὐτῶν δὲ διηνοίχθησαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ

them them (Some words not found in SR-GNT: αὐτῶν Δέ διηνοίχθησαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί καί ἐπέγνωσαν αὐτόν Καί αὐτός ἄφαντος ἐγένετο ἀπʼ αὐτῶν)

Here, eyes represents understanding of what one is seeing. Alternate translation: [God enabled them to understand what they had been seeing]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

αὐτῶν δὲ διηνοίχθησαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form, and you could state who did the action. Alternate translation: [God enabled them to understand what they had been seeing]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

αὐτὸς ἄφαντος ἐγένετο ἀπ’ αὐτῶν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: αὐτῶν Δέ διηνοίχθησαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί καί ἐπέγνωσαν αὐτόν Καί αὐτός ἄφαντος ἐγένετο ἀπʼ αὐτῶν)

Here Luke uses an unusual expression, saying that Jesus became invisible. It does not mean that Jesus remained in the room but could not be seen. Rather, it means that he left suddenly and so the two disciples did not see him any more. Alternate translation: [suddenly they did not see him any more]

Parallel LUKE 24:31

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

24:31a

24:31b

24:31a–b

24:31c