Luke 24:30 · Clearspring

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WEBBE

When he had sat down at the table with them, he took the bread and gave thanks. Breaking it, he gave it to them.

BSB

While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them.

KJV

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

ASV

And it came to pass, when he had sat down with them to meat, he took the bread and blessed; and breaking [it] he gave to them.

BBE

And when he was seated with them at table, he took the bread, and said words of blessing and, making division of it, he gave it to them.

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καὶ kai And G2532 ἐγένετο egeneto it came to pass G1096 ἐν en during G1722 τῷ tō the G3588 κατακλιθῆναι kataklithēnai reclining G2625 αὐτὸν auton of Him G846 μετ met᾽ with G3326 αὐτῶν autōn them G846 λαβὼν labōn having taken G2983 τὸν ton the G3588 ἄρτον arton bread G740 εὐλόγησεν eulogēsen He blessed [it] G2127 καὶ kai and G2532 κλάσας klasas having broken [it] G2806 ἐπεδίδου epedidou He was giving [it] G1929 αὐτοῖς autois to them G846

The early church

(de Con. Ev. lib. iii. c. 25.) For they walked not with their eyes shut, but there was something within them which did not permit them to know that which they saw, which a mist, darkness, or some kind of moisture, frequently occasions. Not that the Lord was not able to transform His flesh that it should be really a different form from that which they were accustomed to behold; since in truth also before His passion, He was transfigured in the mount, so that His face was bright as the sun. But it was not so now. For we do not unfitly take this obstacle in the sight to have been caused by Satan, that Jesus might not be known. But still it was so permitted by Christ up to the sacrament of the bread, that by partaking of the unity of His body, the obstacle of the enemy might be understood to be removed, so that Christ might be known.

Augustine of Hippo · d. 430Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

(ut sup.) They lay out a table, they bring food. And God whom they had not known in the expounding of Scriptures, they knew in the breaking of bread; for it follows, And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave it to them.

Gregory the Dialogist · d. 604Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

(de Qu. Ev. lib. ii. c. 51.) Now this relates not to falsehood. For not every thing we feign is a falsehood, but only when we feign that which means nothing. But when our feigning has reference to a certain meaning it is not a falsehood, but a kind of figure of the truth. Otherwise all the things figuratively spoken by wise and holy men, or even by our Lord Himself, must be accounted falsehoods. For to the experienced understanding truth consists not in certain words, but as words so also deeds are feigned without falsehood to signify a particular thing. (ut sup.) Or because the Lord feigned as if He would go farther, when He was accompanying the disciples, expounding to them the sacred Scriptures, who knew not whether it was He, what does He mean to imply but that through the duty of hospitality men may arrive at a knowledge of Him; that when He has departed from mankind far above the heavens, He is still with those who perform this duty to His servants. He therefore holds to Christ, that He should not go far from him, whoever being taught in the word communicates in all good things to him who teaches. (Gal. 6:6.) For they were taught in the word when He expounded to them the Scriptures. And because they followed hospitality, Him whom they knew not in the expounding of the Scriptures, they know in the breaking of bread. For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. (Rom. 2:13.)

Augustine of Hippo · d. 430Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 his Spirit and grace makes himself known to the souls of his people. He opens the Scriptures to them. He meets them at his table, in the ordinance of the Lord's supper; is known to them in breaking of bread. But the work is completed by the opening of the eyes of their mind; yet it is but short views we have of Christ in this world, but when we enter heaven, we shall see him for ever. They had found the preaching powerful, even when they knew not the preacher. Those Scriptures which speak of Christ, will warm the hearts of his true disciples. That is likely to do most good, which affects us with the love of Jesus in dying for us. It is the duty of those to whom he has shown himself, to let others know what he has done for their souls. It is of great use for the disciples of Christ to compare their experiences, and tell them to each other.

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