When he had sat down (εν τω κατακλιθηνα αυτον). Luke's common idiom as in verses 4,15. Note first aorist passive infinitive (on th…

Sat at meat. Reclined at the table, or while he was at supper.

He took bread and blessed it, etc. This was the office of th…

He took bread, and blessed it.—Had the two travellers been among the Twelve, we might have thought of the words and acts …

And he made as though he would have gone further. But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far…

Theophylact of Ohrid: Because the disciples mentioned above were overly troubled by doubt, the Lord rebukes them, saying, <…

The invitation for Jesus to stay with the two follows the ancient custom of hospitality. As the afternoon drew on and suppertime approached, the st…

He took bread. Augustine, and the greater part of other commentators along with him, have thought that Christ gave the bread,…

And it came to pass as he sat at meat with them When they sat down at table with the provisions before them: …

If we want Christ to dwell with us, we must be earnest with Him. Those who have experienced the pleasure and profit of communion with Him cannot he…