Luke 24 · Verse 29

Luke 24:29

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.
Luke 24:29, King James Version

Luke 24:29 in other translations

BSBBut they pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.
WEBThey urged him, saying, “Stay with us, for it is almost evening, and the day is almost over.” He went in to stay with them.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand they constrained him, saying, ‘Remain with us, for it is toward evening,' and the day did decline, and he went in to remain with them.
DARBYAnd they constrained him, saying, Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is declining. And he entered in to stay with them.
BBEBut they kept him back, saying, Do not go, for evening is near, the day is almost gone. And he went in with them.
WebsterBut they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is towards evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.

What does Luke 24:29 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 24:28-31

28-31. made as though, &c.--(Compare Mr 6:48; Ge 18:3, 5; 32:24-26).

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 29. Constrained him. They urged him, or pressingly invited him. They did not yet perceive that it was Jesus, but they had been charmed and delighted with his discourse, and they wished to hear him farther. Christians are delighted with communion with the Saviour. They seek it as the chief object of their desire, and they find their chief pleasure in fellowship with him. The two disciples felt it a privilege to entertain the stranger, as they supposed, who had so charmed them with his discourse; and so those to whom the gospel is preached, and who love it, feel it a privilege, and not a burden, to show kindness to those who bear to them the message of salvation.

Abide with us. Remain with us, or pass the night in our house.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 29 For it is toward evening - And consequently both inconvenient and unsafe to proceed to another village. Reader! it is probably the eve of thy life, whether thou be old or young: thy day may have already declined, and there is, possibly, but a step between thee and the eternal world! Hath the Lord Jesus taught thee by his word and Spirit to believe in him, that thou mightest be saved? Is he come into thy heart? Hast thou the witness of his Spirit that thy sin is blotted out through his blood? Rom 8:16; Gal 4:6; 1Jn 5:10-12. If thou have not, get thee to God right humbly. Jesus is about to pass by, perhaps for ever! O, constrain him, by earnest faith and prayer, to enter into thy soul, and lodge with thee! May God open Thy eyes! May he stir up and inflame Thy heart! And he went in - And so he will to thee, thou penitent soul! Therefore take courage, and be not faithless but believing.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 24:28-35

If we would have Christ dwell with us, we must be earnest with him. Those that have experienced the pleasure and profit of communion with him, cannot but desire more of his company. He took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. This he did with his usual authority and affection, with the same manner, perhaps with the same words. He here teaches us to crave a blessing on every meal. See how Christ by…

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Luke 24:29 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
παρεβιάσαντοparebiasantothey constrainedG3849
αὐτὸνautonHimG846
λέγοντες·legontessaying;G3004
μεῖνονmeinondo abideG3306
μεθ᾽meth᾽withG3326
ἡμῶν,hēmōnus,G3165
ὅτιhotiforG3754
πρὸςprostowardG4314
ἑσπέρανhesperaneveningG2073
ἐστὶνestinit isG1510
καὶkaiandG2532
κέκλικενkeklikenhas declinedG2827
ἡhētheG3588
ἡμέρα.hēmeraday.G2250
καὶkaiAndG2532
εἰσῆλθενeisēlthenHe entered inG1525
τοῦtou<the>G3588
μεῖναιmeinaito abideG3306
σὺνsunwithG4862
αὐτοῖς.autoisthem.G846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 24:29

  • 2 Kings 4:8

    And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.

  • Genesis 19:3

    And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.

  • Luke 14:23

    And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

  • Acts 16:14

    And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
14:23; Ge 19:3; 2Ki 4:8; Ac 16:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Luke 24:28

    And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.

  • Luke 24:29

    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.

  • Luke 24:30

    And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.

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Luke 24:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas ellos le detuvieron por fuerza, diciendo: Quédate con nosotros, porque se hace tarde, y el día ya ha declinado. Entró pues á estarse con ellos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils le forcèrent, disant: Demeure avec nous, car le soir approche et le jour a baissé. Et il entra pour rester avec eux.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie nötigten ihn und sagten: Bleibe bei uns, denn es ist gegen Abend, und der Tag hat sich schon geneigt. Und er ging hinein, um bei ihnen zu bleiben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et coëgerunt illum, dicentes: Mane nobiscum, quoniam advesperascit, et inclinata est jam dies. Et intravit cum illis.