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Luke 24:13

What does Luke 24:13 mean?

A plain-English look at Luke 24:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Luke 24:13 means

Two disciples leave Jerusalem that same day, heading to Emmaus, about threescore furlongs away. Their departure hints at discouragement; the center of hope has become, in their minds, a place of loss. Yet their walking away becomes the very path where the risen Jesus will meet them. God often turns our detours into classrooms. The note of distance and destination grounds this episode in geography and time. The resurrection is not a vague spiritual idea but an event that sends ripples into ordinary roads and conversations, pursuing people in their disillusionment and turning them back toward witness.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was threescore furlongs from Jerusalem.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was threescore furlongs from Jerusalem.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And then, two of them, on that very day, were going to a little town named Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And, lo, two of them were going on during that day to a village, distant sixty furlongs from Jerusalem, the name of which <FI>is<Fi> Emmaus,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And behold, two of them went, the same day, to a town which was sixty furlongs from Jerusalem, named Emmaus.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And behold, two of them were going on the same day to a village distant sixty stadia from Jerusalem, called Emmaus;

Context

After Peter’s wonder at the empty tomb (v. 12), the scene shifts from Jerusalem to the road, broadening the circle of witnesses. The Emmaus narrative (vv. 13–35) will display Jesus’ pattern of revealing Himself through Scripture and table fellowship. This move away from the city contrasts with the later command to remain in Jerusalem (v. 49), highlighting how Jesus draws scattered followers back into unified mission. The next verses will unpack the travelers’ discussion, their sadness, and the surprising companionship of the risen Lord who walks unrecognized beside them.

v.12But Peter arose, and ran unto the tomb; and stooping and looking in, he seeth the linen cloths by themselves; and he departed to his home, wondering at that which was come to pass.

v.13This passage

v.14And they communed with each other of all these things which had happened.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Luke 24:18

    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?

  • Mark 16:12

    And after these things he was manifested in another form unto two of them, as they walked, on their way into the country.

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