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Luke 24:30
While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus remains with two disciples on the road to Emmaus as evening approaches, reclining at their table to take, bless, break, and give bread to them. The narrative places this action immediately after they urge Him to stay and just before their eyes are opened to recognize Him.
The words — κατακλιθῆναι (kataklithēnai) translates literally as reclining, denoting the formal dining posture of first-century Palestine. The text records this physical positioning before detailing His handling of the bread.
The thread — The sequence of taking, blessing, and breaking bread appears in Matthew 14:19 and Matthew 15:36 during the feeding miracles. Luke 24:35 later confirms this exact meal action as the catalyst for the disciples' recognition of Jesus.
Why it lands — The text states that recognition of the resurrected Christ occurs through a routine meal practice rather than a visible miracle. It requires the reader to observe how divine presence is disclosed in ordinary acts of shared hospitality.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
Cross-references
- Matthew 14:19 And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
- Luke 24:35 Then the two told what had happened on the road, and how they had recognized Jesus in the breaking of the bread.
- Matthew 15:36 Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
- Luke 9:16 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples to set before the people.
- Mark 8:6 And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd.
- Mark 14:22 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take it; this is My body.”
- Luke 22:19 And He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
- John 6:11 Then Jesus took the loaves and the fish, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted.
- Acts 27:35 After he had said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.
- Matthew 26:26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.”