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Luke 24:16 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.”

Luke 24:16

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14

And they talked together of all these things which had happened.

15

And it came to pass, that, while they communed {together} and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.

16

But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.

17

And he said unto them, What manner of communications {are} these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?

18

And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?

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