Luke 19:31
And if any man shall ask you: Why do you loose him? you shall say thus unto him: Because the Lord hath need of his service.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
32And they that were sent, went their way, and found the colt standing, as he had said unto them.
Cross References
Psalms 24:1On the first day of the week, a psalm for David. The earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof: the world, and all they that dwell therein.
Matthew 21:2Saying to them: Go ye into the village that is over against you, and immediately you shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them and bring them to me.
Acts 10:36God sent the word to the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all.)
Matthew Henry on Luke 19:29-41
Christ's Entry into Jerusalem. 28 And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem. 29 And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, 30 Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither. 31 And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath… Read the whole commentary →