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Selected Verse: Luke 24:16 - Strong Concordance

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Lu 24:16 Strong Concordance But [1161] their [846] eyes [3788] were holden [2902] that they should [1921] not [3361] know [1921] him [846].
  King James But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Their eyes were holden - This expression is used merely to denote that they did not "know" who he was. It does not appear that there was anything supernatural or miraculous in it, or that God used any power to blind them. It may easily be accounted for without any such supposition; for,

1. Jesus appeared "in another form" Mar 16:12 - that is, different from his "usual" appearance.

2. They were not "expecting" to see him - indeed, they did not suppose that he was alive, and it required the strongest evidence to convince them that he was really risen from the dead.
 
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12 After [1161] [3326] that [5023] he appeared [5319] in [1722] another [2087] form [3444] unto two [1417] of [1537] them [846], as they walked [4043], and went [4198] into [1519] the country [68].
12 After [1161] [3326] that [5023] he appeared [5319] in [1722] another [2087] form [3444] unto two [1417] of [1537] them [846], as they walked [4043], and went [4198] into [1519] the country [68].
33 And [2532] they rose up [450] the same [846] hour [5610], and returned [5290] to [1519] Jerusalem [2419], and [2532] found [2147] the eleven [1733] gathered together [4867], and [2532] them that were with [4862] them [846],