Lucas 24:16

16 Mas los ojos de ellos eran detenidos, para que no le conociesen.

Lucas 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.

Lucas 24:16 In-Context

14 E iban hablando entre sí de todas aquellas cosas que habían acaecido.

15 Y aconteció que yendo en comunión entre sí, y preguntándose el uno al otro, el mismo Jesús se llegó, e iba con ellos juntamente.

16 Mas los ojos de ellos eran detenidos, para que no le conociesen.

17 Y les dijo: ¿Qué pláticas son éstas que tratáis entre vosotros andando, y estáis tristes?

18 Y respondiendo el uno, que se llamaba Cleofas, le dijo: ¿Tú solo peregrino eres en Jerusalén, y no has sabido las cosas que en ella han acontecido estos días?