American Standard Version
"But their eyes were holden that they should not know him. "
— Luke 24:16, American Standard Version
“But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.”
“But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.”
“(but their eyes were kept from recognizing him).”
“But their eyes were held, that they should not know him.”
“But their eyes were not open that they might have knowledge of him.”
“But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.”
And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was threescore furlongs from Jerusalem.
And they communed with each other of all these things which had happened.
And it came to pass, while they communed and questioned together, that Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.
But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
And he said unto them, What communications are these that ye have one with another, as ye walk? And they stood still, looking sad.
And one of them, named Cleopas, answering said unto him, Dost thou alone sojourn in Jerusalem and not know the things which are come to pass there in these days?
And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people: