Luke 19:31

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

Young's Literal Translation

In The 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.

In Context

30having said, Go away to the village over-against, in which, entering into, ye shall find a colt bound, on which no one of men did ever sit, having loosed it, bring [it];

32And those sent, having gone away, found according as he said to them,

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Cross References

Psalms 24:1A Psalm of David. To Jehovah [is] the earth and its fulness, The world and the inhabitants in it.

Matthew 21:2saying to them, 'Go on to the village over-against you, and immediately ye shall find an ass bound, and a colt with her — having loosed, bring ye to me;

Acts 10:36the word that he sent to the sons of Israel, proclaiming good news — peace through Jesus Christ (this one 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 →

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