Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 24:16

"But their eyes were holden that they should not know him." — Luke 24:16 (ASV)

But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.

Christ was there; but they did not perceive him. Our eyes may be very easily shut so that we do not see Christ even when he is close to us; we see a thousand things; but we miss the Master.

But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.

Oh, these eyes of ours! They let us see a great deal that we had better not see; and there are some things, which we might almost die to see, which we do not see. I do not doubt that, often, spiritual beings are about us, but we do not discern them; and, certainly, the Master himself often draws near, yet our eyes are holden, and we do not see him. This may even happen at the communion table; we may see the signs and symbols, but do not see Christ, the signified and symbolized One. It is bad when this is so.