Luke 24:30

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it, and began to give it to them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐγένετο, ἐν τῷ κατακλιθῆναι αὐτὸν μετʼ αὐτῶν, λαβὼν τὸν ἄρτον, εὐλόγησεν, καὶ κλάσας, ἐπεδίδου αὐτοῖς.

Transliteration

And egeneto, in the kataklithēnai him met' them, labōn the arton, eulogēsen, and klasas, epedidou to them.

Grammar Details

• *egeneto*: aorist, 3rd singular, middle - it happened/came to pass
• *kataklithēnai*: aorist infinitive, passive - to recline/sit down at table
• *met'*: preposition + genitive - with
• *labōn*: aorist participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - having taken
• *arton*: accusative, masculine, singular - bread/loaf
• *eulogēsen*: aorist, 3rd singular, active - blessed
• *klasas*: aorist participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - having broken
• *epedidou*: imperfect, 3rd singular, active - was giving/distributing

Word Meanings

• *egeneto*: it happened/came to pass/occurred
• *kataklithēnai*: to recline/sit down at table/be seated for a meal
• *labōn*: having taken/received
• *arton*: bread/loaf
• *eulogēsen*: blessed/gave thanks for
• *klasas*: having broken/divided
• *epedidou*: was giving/distributing/handing

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And it came to pass, as he sat at the table with them, he took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to them.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And it came to passe as he sate at meate wt them he toke breed blessed it brake and gave to them.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And it came to passe whan he sat at the table with the, he toke the bred, gaue thankes, brake it, and gaue it them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And it came to passe, as hee sate at table with them, he tooke the bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gaue it to them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And it came to passe, as he sate at meate with them, he toke bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gaue to them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It happened, that when he had sat down at the table with them, he took the bread and gave thanks. Breaking it, he gave to them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And it came to pass, in his reclining (at meat) with them, having taken the bread, he blessed, and having broken, he was giving to them,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It happened, that when he had sat down at the table with them, he took the bread and gave thanks. Breaking it, he gave to them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When he had taken his place at the table with them, he took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 14:19 : 19 Then He instructed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish, He looked up to heaven, gave thanks, and broke the loaves. He then gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
• Luke 24:35 : 35 Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the bread.
• John 6:11 : 11 Jesus took the loaves, and after giving thanks, he distributed them to those who were reclining, and likewise the fish, as much as they wanted.
• Acts 27:35 : 35 After he said this, Paul took some bread, gave thanks to God in front of everyone, broke it, and began to eat.
• Matt 15:36 : 36 Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people.
• Matt 26:26 : 26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to His disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is My body."
• Mark 6:41 : 41 Taking the five loaves and the two fish, He looked up to heaven, gave thanks, and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to distribute to the people, and He also divided the two fish among them all.
• Mark 8:6 : 6 He commanded the crowd to sit down on the ground. Taking the seven loaves, he gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to his disciples to distribute, and they distributed them to the crowd.
• Mark 14:22 : 22 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, gave it to them, and said, "Take it; this is my body."
• Luke 9:16 : 16 Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, gave thanks, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to distribute to the crowd.
• Luke 22:19 : 19 And taking bread, he gave thanks, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, 'This is my body, which is given for you; do this in remembrance of me.'