Luke 19:31 “If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it…”

Luke 19:31

If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.

World English Bible

If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say to him: ‘The Lord needs it.’”

American Standard Version

And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say, The Lord hath need of him.

Geneva Bible 1599

And if any man aske you, why ye loose him, thus shall ye say vnto him, Because the Lord hath neede of him.

Darby Translation

And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose [it]? thus shall ye say to him, Because the Lord has need of it.

Young's Literal Translation

and if any one doth question you, Wherefore do ye loose [it]? thus ye shall say to him — The Lord hath need of it.'

Bible in Basic English

And if anyone says to you, Why are you taking him? say, The Lord has need of him.

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Cross references

“the Lord”

Psalm 24:1 Psalm 50:10–12 Mark 11:3–6 Acts 10:36 Matthew 21:2 Matthew 21:3

Psalm 24:1 · BSB

The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.

Psalm 50:10–12 · BSB

for every beast of the forest is Mine— the cattle on a thousand hills.

Mark 11:3–6 · BSB

If anyone asks, ‘Why are you doing this?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it and will return it shortly.’”

Acts 10:36 · BSB

He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.

Matthew 21:2 · BSB

saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.

Matthew 21:3 · BSB

If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

30saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.

32So those who were sent went out and found it just as Jesus had told them.

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