Luca 24:16

16 Or gli occhi loro erano ritenuti, per non conoscerlo.

Luca 24:16 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 24:16

But their eyes were holden,
&c] The Ethiopic version adds, "and were covered"; and the Arabic version renders it, "now he had veiled their eyes", ascribing it to Christ; and the Persic version renders it, "and the eyes of the disciples were shut": to me it seems, that their eyes: were held downwards; or they kept looking upon the ground as they walked, which was a posture suitable to their melancholy spirits; and there might be a peculiar influence of divine power and providence, so disposing them, that they did not look up to Christ their new fellow traveller, who walked on with them: and this was so ordered, that they should not know him; that so they might not be surprised at once, as they would have been, had they looked at him, and discerned who he was; and that they might converse the more freely with him; and that he might convince them of their stupidity and unbelief, by proper arguments.

Luca 24:16 In-Context

14 Ed essi ragionavan fra loro di tutte queste cose, ch’erano avvenute.

15 Ed avvenne che mentre ragionavano e discorrevano insieme, Gesù si accostò, e si mise a camminar con loro.

16 Or gli occhi loro erano ritenuti, per non conoscerlo.

17 Ed egli disse loro: Quali son questi ragionamenti, che voi tenete tra voi, camminando? e perchè siete mesti?

18 E l’uno, il cui nome era Cleopa, rispondendo, gli disse: Tu solo, dimorando in Gerusalemme, non sai le cose che in essa sono avvenute in questi giorni?