Matthew 21:3

And if any man say to you anything, say ye, that the Lord hath need to them; and anon he shall leave them. (And if anyone say anything to you, say, that the Lord hath need of them; and then at once, he shall let them go, or come here.)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.

In Context

2and said to them, Go ye into the castle that is against you, and anon ye shall find an ass tied (up), and a colt with her; untie ye, and bring (them) to me. (and said to them, Go ye into the village that is opposite you, and at once ye shall find a donkey tied up, and a colt with her; untie them, and bring them to me.)

4All this was done, that that thing should be fulfilled, that was said by the prophet, saying,

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Cross References

1 Kings 17:9Rise thou (up), and go into Zarephath of (the) Sidonians, and thou shalt dwell there; for I have commanded to a woman widow there, that she feed thee, (or for I have commanded to a widow woman there, that she should feed thee).

Ezra 1:1In the first year of Cyrus, king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremy should be fulfilled (or so that the word of the Lord through Jeremiah would be fulfilled), the Lord raised (up) the spirit of Cyrus, king of Persia; and he published a voice in all his realm, yea, by writing, he sent out his letters, (to be read aloud), and said,

Ezra 7:27And Ezra, the writer, said, Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, that gave this thing in the heart of the king (or who put this counsel in the king’s heart), that he should glorify the house of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem,

Psalms 50:10For all the wild beasts of (the) woods be mine; work beasts, and oxes in hills, (or and the work beasts as well, and the oxen on the hills).

John 3:35The Father loveth the Son, and he hath given all things into his hand.

Acts 17:25neither is worshipped by man’s hands, neither hath need of anything, for he giveth life to all men, and breathing, and all things;

Matthew Henry on Matthew 21:2-12

Christ's Entrance into Jerusalem. 1 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, 2 Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me. 3 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them. 4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet,… Read the whole commentary →

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