Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And they came near the town to which they were going, and he seemed as if he was going on;
New American Standard Bible
And they approached the village where they were going, and
King James Version
And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.
Holman Bible
They came near the village where they were going, and He gave the impression that He was going farther.
International Standard Version
As they came near the village where the two men were headed, Jesus acted as though he were going farther.
A Conservative Version
And they came near to the village where they were going, and he pretended to go further.
American Standard Version
And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they were going: and he made as though he would go further.
Amplified
Then they approached the village where they were going, and He acted as if He were going farther.
An Understandable Version
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.
Anderson New Testament
And they drew near the village to which they were going; and he made as if he would go further.
Common New Testament
As they drew near the village to which they were going, he acted as though he would be going farther,
Daniel Mace New Testament
and they drew nigh the village where they were going: and he seemed as if he would have pass'd on further.
Darby Translation
And they drew near to the village where they were going, and he made as though he would go farther.
Godbey New Testament
And they drew nigh to the village, whither they were going: and He made as though He would go further:
Goodspeed New Testament
When they reached the village to which they were going, he acted as though he were going on,
John Wesley New Testament
And they drew nigh the village whither they were going, and he made as tho' he would go farther.
Julia Smith Translation
And they drew near to the town where they were going: and he laid claim to go still further.
King James 2000
And they drew near unto the village, where they were going: and he made as though he would have gone further.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they drew near to the village where they were going, and he acted as though he was going farther.
Modern King James verseion
And they drew near the village where they were going. And He appeared to be going further.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they drew nigh unto the town which they went to. And he made as though he would have gone further.
Moffatt New Testament
Now they approached the village to which they were going. He pretended to be going further on,
Montgomery New Testament
When they drew near to the village to which they are were going, he appeared to be going farther.
NET Bible
So they approached the village where they were going. He acted as though he wanted to go farther,
New Heart English Bible
They drew near to the village, where they were going, and he acted like he would go further.
Noyes New Testament
And they drew near to the village whither they were going; and he made as though he would go further.
Sawyer New Testament
And they approached the village to which they were going; and he pretended to be going farther.
The Emphasized Bible
And they drew near unto the village, whither they were journeying; and, he, made for journeying, further.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And they drew nigh to the village, whither they were going: and he was proceeding on, as if going farther.
Twentieth Century New Testament
When they got near the village to which they were walking, Jesus appeared to be going further;
Webster
And they drew nigh to the village whither they were going: and he made as though he would go further.
Weymouth New Testament
When they had come near the village to which they were going, He appeared to be going further.
Williams New Testament
Then they approached the village to which they were going, and He acted as though He were going on farther,
World English Bible
They drew near to the village, where they were going, and he acted like he would go further.
Worrell New Testament
And they drew near to the village whither they were going; and He acted as if He would go further.
Worsley New Testament
And they drew nigh to the village whither they were going: and He made as if He was going farther.
Youngs Literal Translation
And they came nigh to the village whither they were going, and he made an appearance of going on further,
Themes
The Dead » Resurrection of » Select readings
Jesus Christ » History of » Appears to two disciples who journey to the village of emmaus
Love » Instances of love for jesus » The disciples
Topics
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 24:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Encountered On The Road To Emmaus
27 And he made clear to them all the things in the Writings, from Moses and from all the prophets, which had to do with himself. 28 And they came near the town to which they were going, and he seemed as if he was going on; 29 But they kept him back, saying, Do not go, for evening is near, the day is almost gone. And he went in with them.
Cross References
Mark 6:48
And seeing that they had trouble in getting their boat through the water, because the wind was against them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea; and he would have gone past them;
Genesis 19:2
And he said, My masters, come now into your servant's house and take your rest there for the night, and let your feet be washed; and early in the morning you may go on your way. And they said, Not so, but we will take our night's rest in the street.
Genesis 32:26
And he said to him, Let me go now, for the dawn is near. But Jacob said, I will not let you go till you have given me your blessing.
Genesis 42:7
And when Joseph saw his brothers, it was clear to him who they were, but he made himself strange to them, and talking roughly to them, said, Where do you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to get food.