Their eyes were opened, and they recognized him, and he vanished out of their sight.
Parallel translations
- KJV And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.
- BSB Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight.
- NKJV Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight.
- NASB And then their eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight.
- NLT Suddenly, their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And at that moment he disappeared!
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Cross-references · 4
- Luke 24:16But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.
- John 8:59Therefore they took up stones to throw at him, but Jesus was hidden, and went out of the temple, having gone through the middle of them, and so passed by.
- Luke 4:30But he, passing through the middle of them, went his way.
- John 20:13–16They told her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “Because they have taken away my Lord, and I don’t know where they have laid him.”
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