John Gill Commentary Luke 24:28

"And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they were going: and he made as though he would go further." — Luke 24:28 (ASV)

And they drew near the village Of Emmaus, before they were aware; their conversation was so very agreeable, that the way did not seem tedious, nor the time long:

where they went: where they intended to go, when they set out; this was the end of their journey; therefore this village was not some intermediate place between Jerusalem and Emmaus:

and he made as though he would have gone further; when they were come to Emmaus, and to the house where the two disciples intended to stay that night: whether it was a public house, or a house of one of their friends, or one of their own, it does not matter; Christ stopped not, nor attempted to go in with them, but stepped a few steps onward, taking his leave of them.

The Ethiopic version renders it, "he began to pass by them": which gave the appearance as if he intended to have travelled further; and in it there was no fraud, dissimulation, or collusion: he would have gone some little way further, certainly, had they not detained him; and he intended to stay with them, if they asked him, as he did, though not all night, which he never designed: this was simply a piece of modesty, civility, and prudence; for guile was never found in his mouth.