Then the master said to the slave, ‘Go out into the roads and along the brushy trails and urge people to attend [the supper] so that my house will be full [of guests].’
Luke 24:29 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) So, the men urged Him to remain with them, saying, “Stay with us [i.e., overnight], because it is getting late and the day is almost over.” So, He went [to their house] to stay with them. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But they urged and insisted, saying to Him, Remain with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is now far spent. So He went in to stay with them. American Standard Version (1901) And they constrained him, saying, Abide with us; for it is toward evening, and the day is now far spent. And he went in to abide with them. Common English Bible But they urged him, saying, “Stay with us. It’s nearly evening, and the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them. Catholic Public Domain Version But they were insistent with him, saying, "Remain with us, because it is toward evening and now daylight is declining." And so he entered with them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But they constrained him; saying: Stay with us, because it is towards evening, and the day is now far spent. And he went in with them. |
Then the master said to the slave, ‘Go out into the roads and along the brushy trails and urge people to attend [the supper] so that my house will be full [of guests].’
And as they got close to the village [i.e., of Emmaus], where the men were going, Jesus appeared as though He were planning to continue on.
And it happened when Jesus had reclined at the dinner table with them [Note: See Matt. 23:6], that He took a [small] loaf of bread, asked God’s blessing on it, then broke it and gave [pieces] to the two men.
A certain woman named Lydia, from the town of Thyatira, who sold purple cloth [for a living], was there. She was a worshiper of God and when she heard us [telling about salvation through Christ], the Lord opened her heart to respond to the message being spoken by Paul.