Luc 24:16

16 Mais leurs yeux étaient retenus, de sorte qu'ils ne le reconnurent point.

Luc 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.

Luc 24:16 In-Context

14 Et ils s'entretenaient ensemble de tout ce qui était arrivé.

15 Et comme ils s'entretenaient, et qu'ils discutaient, Jésus lui-même, s'étant approché, se mit à marcher avec eux.

16 Mais leurs yeux étaient retenus, de sorte qu'ils ne le reconnurent point.

17 Et il leur dit: Quels sont ces discours que vous tenez ensemble, chemin faisant, et pourquoi avez-vous le visage triste?

18 L'un d'eux, nommé Cléopas, lui répondit: Es-tu le seul étranger à Jérusalem, qui ne sache point les choses qui s'y sont passées ces jours-ci?