Luke 24:16 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
and their eyes were holden so as not to know him,
English ASV
But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
English Amplified
But their eyes were held, so that they did not recognize Him.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
But their eyes were held, so that they did not recognize Him.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
But they were prevented from recognizing him.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
but their eyes were holden so as not to know him.
English EASY 2024
They saw him, but they were not able to recognize him.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
(But the two men were not allowed to recognize Jesus.)
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
they saw him, but somehow did not recognize him.
English God's Word - GW 1995
Although they saw him, they didn't recognize him.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
But they were prevented from recognizing Him.
English KJV 1611
But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
English LSB
But their eyes were prevented from recognizing Him.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
But their eyes were kept from recognizing Him.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
But their eyes were prevented from recognizing Him.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
(but their eyes were kept from recognizing him).
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
But God kept them from recognizing him.
English NIV
but they were kept from recognizing him.
English NKJ 1982
But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him.
English NLT
But they didn't know who he was, because God kept them from recognizing him.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
but their eyes were kept from recognizing him.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
They were unaware that it was actually Jesus walking alongside them, for God prevented them from recognizing him.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
But they didn't recognize him, for God kept them from it.
English Tyndale 1537
But their eyes were holden, that they could not know him.