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Matthew 21:3
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Christian Standard Bible®
If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them at once.”
If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them at once.”
King James Version (1611)
And if any man say ought vnto you, yee shall say, The Lord hath need of them, and straightway hee will send them.
And if any man say ought vnto you, yee shall say, The Lord hath need of them, and straightway hee will send them.
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.
And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
English Standard Version
If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,' and he will send them at once."
If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,' and he will send them at once."
New American Standard Bible
"And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord needs them,' and he will send them on immediately."
"And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord needs them,' and he will send them on immediately."
New Century Version
If anyone asks you why you are taking the donkeys, say that the Master needs them, and he will send them at once."
If anyone asks you why you are taking the donkeys, say that the Master needs them, and he will send them at once."
Amplified Bible
"If anyone says anything to you, you should say, 'The Lord needs them,' and without delay the owner will send them [with you]."
"If anyone says anything to you, you should say, 'The Lord needs them,' and without delay the owner will send them [with you]."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord has need of them,' and immediately he will send them."
"If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord has need of them,' and immediately he will send them."
Legacy Standard Bible
And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,' and immediately he will send them."
And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,' and immediately he will send them."
Berean Standard Bible
If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away."
If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away."
Contemporary English Version
If anyone asks why you are doing that, just say, ‘The Lord needs them.' Right away he will let you have the donkeys."
If anyone asks why you are doing that, just say, ‘The Lord needs them.' Right away he will let you have the donkeys."
Complete Jewish Bible
If anyone says anything to you, tell him, ‘The Lord needs them'; and he will let them go at once."
If anyone says anything to you, tell him, ‘The Lord needs them'; and he will let them go at once."
Darby Translation
And if any one say anything to you, ye shall say, The Lord has need of them, and straightway he will send them.
And if any one say anything to you, ye shall say, The Lord has need of them, and straightway he will send them.
Easy-to-Read Version
If anyone asks you why you are taking the donkeys, tell them, ‘The Master needs them. He will send them back soon.'"
If anyone asks you why you are taking the donkeys, tell them, ‘The Master needs them. He will send them back soon.'"
Geneva Bible (1587)
And if any man say ought vnto you, say ye, that the Lorde hath neede of them, and straightway he will let them goe.
And if any man say ought vnto you, say ye, that the Lorde hath neede of them, and straightway he will let them goe.
George Lamsa Translation
And if any man should say anything to you, tell him that our Lord needs them; and he will immediately send them here.
And if any man should say anything to you, tell him that our Lord needs them; and he will immediately send them here.
Good News Translation
And if anyone says anything, tell him, ‘The Master needs them'; and then he will let them go at once."
And if anyone says anything, tell him, ‘The Master needs them'; and then he will let them go at once."
Lexham English Bible
And if anyone says anything to you, you will say, ‘The Lord needs them,' and he will send them at once."
And if anyone says anything to you, you will say, ‘The Lord needs them,' and he will send them at once."
Literal Translation
And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, The Lord has need of them. And he will send them at once.
And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, The Lord has need of them. And he will send them at once.
American Standard Version
And if any one say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
And if any one say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
Bible in Basic English
And if anyone says anything to you, you will say, The Lord has need of them; and straight away he will send them.
And if anyone says anything to you, you will say, The Lord has need of them; and straight away he will send them.
Hebrew Names Version
If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord needs them,' and immediately he will send them."
If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord needs them,' and immediately he will send them."
International Standard Version
If anyone says anything to you, tell him, 'The Lord needs them,' and that person will send them at once."
If anyone says anything to you, tell him, 'The Lord needs them,' and that person will send them at once."
Etheridge Translation
And if any one say ought to you, say to him that it is requested for our Lord, and immediately he will send them hither.
And if any one say ought to you, say to him that it is requested for our Lord, and immediately he will send them hither.
Murdock Translation
And if any man say ought to you, tell him, That they are needed by our Lord: and at once he will send them hither.
And if any man say ought to you, tell him, That they are needed by our Lord: and at once he will send them hither.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And yf any man saye ought vnto you, saye ye, the Lorde hath nede of them: and strayghtway he wyll let them go.
And yf any man saye ought vnto you, saye ye, the Lorde hath nede of them: and strayghtway he wyll let them go.
English Revised Version
And if any one say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
And if any one say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
World English Bible
If anyone says anything to you, you will say, 'The Lord needs them,' and immediately he will send them."
If anyone says anything to you, you will say, 'The Lord needs them,' and immediately he will send them."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And if any man say ought to you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them: and he will send them immediately.
And if any man say ought to you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them: and he will send them immediately.
Weymouth's New Testament
And if any one says anything to you, say, `The Master needs them,' and he will at once send them."
And if any one says anything to you, say, `The Master needs them,' and he will at once send them."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And if ony man seie to you ony thing, seie ye, that the Lord hath nede to hem; and anoon he schal leeue hem.
And if ony man seie to you ony thing, seie ye, that the Lord hath nede to hem; and anoon he schal leeue hem.
Update Bible Version
And if any one says anything to you, you shall say, The Lord has need of them; and right away he will send them.
And if any one says anything to you, you shall say, The Lord has need of them; and right away he will send them.
Webster's Bible Translation
And if any [man] shall say aught to you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and immediately he will send them.
And if any [man] shall say aught to you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and immediately he will send them.
New English Translation
If anyone says anything to you, you are to say, ‘The Lord needs them,' and he will send them at once."
If anyone says anything to you, you are to say, ‘The Lord needs them,' and he will send them at once."
New King James Version
And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, "The Lord has need of them,' and immediately he will send them."
And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, "The Lord has need of them,' and immediately he will send them."
New Living Translation
If anyone asks what you are doing, just say, ‘The Lord needs them,' and he will immediately let you take them."
If anyone asks what you are doing, just say, ‘The Lord needs them,' and he will immediately let you take them."
New Life Bible
If anyone says something to you, say, ‘The Lord needs them.' He will send them at once."
If anyone says something to you, say, ‘The Lord needs them.' He will send them at once."
New Revised Standard
If anyone says anything to you, just say this, ‘The Lord needs them.' And he will send them immediately."
If anyone says anything to you, just say this, ‘The Lord needs them.' And he will send them immediately."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, if anyone, unto you, say aught, ye shall say - Their Lord, hath, need, - and, straightway, he will send them.
And, if anyone, unto you, say aught, ye shall say - Their Lord, hath, need, - and, straightway, he will send them.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And if any man shall say anything to you, say ye that the Lord hath need of them. And forthwith he will let them go.
And if any man shall say anything to you, say ye that the Lord hath need of them. And forthwith he will let them go.
Revised Standard Version
If any one says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord has need of them,' and he will send them immediately."
If any one says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord has need of them,' and he will send them immediately."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And if eny man saye ought vnto you saye ye yt the lorde hath neade of them: and streyght waye he will let them go.
And if eny man saye ought vnto you saye ye yt the lorde hath neade of them: and streyght waye he will let them go.
Young's Literal Translation
and if any one may say anything to you, ye shall say, that the lord hath need of them, and immediately he will send them.'
and if any one may say anything to you, ye shall say, that the lord hath need of them, and immediately he will send them.'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And yf eny man saye ought vnto you, saye ye: the LORDE hath nede of the, And straight waye he wil let them go.
And yf eny man saye ought vnto you, saye ye: the LORDE hath nede of the, And straight waye he wil let them go.
Mace New Testament (1729)
if any man oppose you, say, the Lord wants them; and then he will send them.
if any man oppose you, say, the Lord wants them; and then he will send them.
Simplified Cowboy Version
If anyone says anything, tell 'em that the Boss's Son needs them."
If anyone says anything, tell 'em that the Boss's Son needs them."
Contextual Overview
1When they neared Jerusalem, having arrived at Bethphage on Mount Olives, Jesus sent two disciples with these instructions: "Go over to the village across from you. You'll find a donkey tethered there, her colt with her. Untie her and bring them to me. If anyone asks what you're doing, say, ‘The Master needs them!' He will send them with you." 4This is the full story of what was sketched earlier by the prophet: Tell Zion's daughter, "Look, your king's on his way, poised and ready, mounted On a donkey, on a colt, foal of a pack animal." 6The disciples went and did exactly what Jesus told them to do. They led the donkey and colt out, laid some of their clothes on them, and Jesus mounted. Nearly all the people in the crowd threw their garments down on the road, giving him a royal welcome. Others cut branches from the trees and threw them down as a welcome mat. Crowds went ahead and crowds followed, all of them calling out, "Hosanna to David's son!" "Blessed is he who comes in God's name!" "Hosanna in highest heaven!" 10 As he made his entrance into Jerusalem, the whole city was shaken. Unnerved, people were asking, "What's going on here? Who is this?" 11 The parade crowd answered, "This is the prophet Jesus, the one from Nazareth in Galilee."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
The Lord: 1 Chronicles 29:14-16, Psalms 24:1, Psalms 50:10, Psalms 50:11, Haggai 2:8, Haggai 2:9, John 3:35, John 17:2, Acts 17:25, 2 Corinthians 8:9
straightway: 1 Samuel 10:26, 1 Kings 17:9, Ezra 1:1, Ezra 1:5, Ezra 7:27, 2 Corinthians 8:1, 2 Corinthians 8:2, 2 Corinthians 8:16, James 1:17
Reciprocal: Jeremiah 11:18 - the Lord Matthew 26:18 - The Master Mark 11:2 - General Luke 19:31 - the Lord Luke 22:11 - The Master
Cross-References
Genesis 17:19
But God said, "That's not what I mean. Your wife, Sarah, will have a baby, a son. Name him Isaac (Laughter). I'll establish my covenant with him and his descendants, a covenant that lasts forever.
But God said, "That's not what I mean. Your wife, Sarah, will have a baby, a son. Name him Isaac (Laughter). I'll establish my covenant with him and his descendants, a covenant that lasts forever.
Genesis 22:2
He said, "Take your dear son Isaac whom you love and go to the land of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I'll point out to you."
He said, "Take your dear son Isaac whom you love and go to the land of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I'll point out to you."
Joshua 24:3
Israel served God through the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him, who had themselves experienced all that God had done for Israel. Joseph's bones, which the People of Israel had brought from Egypt, they buried in Shechem in the plot of ground that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor (who was the father of Shechem). He paid a hundred silver coins for it. It belongs to the inheritance of the family of Joseph. Eleazar son of Aaron died. They buried him at Gibeah, which had been allotted to his son Phinehas in the mountains of Ephraim.
Israel served God through the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him, who had themselves experienced all that God had done for Israel. Joseph's bones, which the People of Israel had brought from Egypt, they buried in Shechem in the plot of ground that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor (who was the father of Shechem). He paid a hundred silver coins for it. It belongs to the inheritance of the family of Joseph. Eleazar son of Aaron died. They buried him at Gibeah, which had been allotted to his son Phinehas in the mountains of Ephraim.
Matthew 1:2
Abraham had Isaac, Isaac had Jacob, Jacob had Judah and his brothers, Judah had Perez and Zerah (the mother was Tamar), Perez had Hezron, Hezron had Aram, Aram had Amminadab, Amminadab had Nahshon, Nahshon had Salmon, Salmon had Boaz (his mother was Rahab), Boaz had Obed (Ruth was the mother), Obed had Jesse, Jesse had David, and David became king. David had Solomon (Uriah's wife was the mother), Solomon had Rehoboam, Rehoboam had Abijah, Abijah had Asa, Asa had Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat had Joram, Joram had Uzziah, Uzziah had Jotham, Jotham had Ahaz, Ahaz had Hezekiah, Hezekiah had Manasseh, Manasseh had Amon, Amon had Josiah, Josiah had Jehoiachin and his brothers, and then the people were taken into the Babylonian exile. When the Babylonian exile ended, Jeconiah had Shealtiel, Shealtiel had Zerubbabel, Zerubbabel had Abiud, Abiud had Eliakim, Eliakim had Azor, Azor had Zadok, Zadok had Achim, Achim had Eliud, Eliud had Eleazar, Eleazar had Matthan, Matthan had Jacob, Jacob had Joseph, Mary's husband, the Mary who gave birth to Jesus, the Jesus who was called Christ. There were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, another fourteen from David to the Babylonian exile, and yet another fourteen from the Babylonian exile to Christ. The birth of Jesus took place like this. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. Before they came to the marriage bed, Joseph discovered she was pregnant. (It was by the Holy Spirit, but he didn't know that.) Joseph, chagrined but noble, determined to take care of things quietly so Mary would not be disgraced. While he was trying to figure a way out, he had a dream. God's angel spoke in the dream: "Joseph, son of David, don't hesitate to get married. Mary's pregnancy is Spirit-conceived. God's Holy Spirit has made her pregnant. She will bring a son to birth, and when she does, you, Joseph, will name him Jesus—‘God saves'—because he will save his people from their sins." This would bring the prophet's embryonic sermon to full term: Watch for this—a virgin will get pregnant and bear a son; They will name him Immanuel (Hebrew for "God is with us"). Then Joseph woke up. He did exactly what God's angel commanded in the dream: He married Mary. But he did not consummate the marriage until she had the baby. He named the baby Jesus.
Abraham had Isaac, Isaac had Jacob, Jacob had Judah and his brothers, Judah had Perez and Zerah (the mother was Tamar), Perez had Hezron, Hezron had Aram, Aram had Amminadab, Amminadab had Nahshon, Nahshon had Salmon, Salmon had Boaz (his mother was Rahab), Boaz had Obed (Ruth was the mother), Obed had Jesse, Jesse had David, and David became king. David had Solomon (Uriah's wife was the mother), Solomon had Rehoboam, Rehoboam had Abijah, Abijah had Asa, Asa had Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat had Joram, Joram had Uzziah, Uzziah had Jotham, Jotham had Ahaz, Ahaz had Hezekiah, Hezekiah had Manasseh, Manasseh had Amon, Amon had Josiah, Josiah had Jehoiachin and his brothers, and then the people were taken into the Babylonian exile. When the Babylonian exile ended, Jeconiah had Shealtiel, Shealtiel had Zerubbabel, Zerubbabel had Abiud, Abiud had Eliakim, Eliakim had Azor, Azor had Zadok, Zadok had Achim, Achim had Eliud, Eliud had Eleazar, Eleazar had Matthan, Matthan had Jacob, Jacob had Joseph, Mary's husband, the Mary who gave birth to Jesus, the Jesus who was called Christ. There were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, another fourteen from David to the Babylonian exile, and yet another fourteen from the Babylonian exile to Christ. The birth of Jesus took place like this. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. Before they came to the marriage bed, Joseph discovered she was pregnant. (It was by the Holy Spirit, but he didn't know that.) Joseph, chagrined but noble, determined to take care of things quietly so Mary would not be disgraced. While he was trying to figure a way out, he had a dream. God's angel spoke in the dream: "Joseph, son of David, don't hesitate to get married. Mary's pregnancy is Spirit-conceived. God's Holy Spirit has made her pregnant. She will bring a son to birth, and when she does, you, Joseph, will name him Jesus—‘God saves'—because he will save his people from their sins." This would bring the prophet's embryonic sermon to full term: Watch for this—a virgin will get pregnant and bear a son; They will name him Immanuel (Hebrew for "God is with us"). Then Joseph woke up. He did exactly what God's angel commanded in the dream: He married Mary. But he did not consummate the marriage until she had the baby. He named the baby Jesus.
Acts 7:8
"Then he made a covenant with him and signed it in Abraham's flesh by circumcision. When Abraham had his son Isaac, within eight days he reproduced the sign of circumcision in him. Isaac became father of Jacob, and Jacob father of twelve ‘fathers,' each faithfully passing on the covenant sign.
"Then he made a covenant with him and signed it in Abraham's flesh by circumcision. When Abraham had his son Isaac, within eight days he reproduced the sign of circumcision in him. Isaac became father of Jacob, and Jacob father of twelve ‘fathers,' each faithfully passing on the covenant sign.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And if any man say ought unto you,.... As, what business have you with the ass and colt? why do you loose them? as certain persons, the owners of them did, as Mark and Luke relate;
ye shall say, the Lord hath need of them: he that is our Lord, and your Lord, and the Lord of these creatures, and of all things else, wants them for his present service;
and straightway he will send them: which is either a continuation of what the disciples should say to any that should ask them the reason of their loosing the ass and colt, in order to make them easy: that the Lord who had need of them, as soon as he had done with them, would send them back to their proper owners, safe and well: or they are spoken for the encouragement of the disciples to go, and not be disheartened, though they should be thus examined; for immediately upon saying, that the Lord stood in need of them, and had an use for them at that time, the owner thereof, without any more words, would immediately send them along with them; which latter rather seems to be the sense of the clause; and which is confirmed by Mark: a very clear proof is this of the omniscience of Christ. He knew, that there were an ass, and a colt, in such a village, fastened to such a door, just at the entrance into the town: he knew the owners of it would examine the disciples about loosing and taking them away, and prepares them to give an answer; and he knew that the minds of these owners would be immediately wrought upon, and inclined to let them go directly and quietly.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The Lord hath need of them - This means no more than the “master” has need of them. The word “Lord” often means no more than “master” as opposed to servant, Matthew 10:24; Eph 6:5; 1 Peter 3:5-6. The word is sometimes used in the Bible as applied to God, or as a translation of the name Yahweh. Its common use is a mere title of respect given by an inferior to a superior, by a servant to a master, by a disciple to a teacher. As a title of “high respect” it was given to Christ, or the Messiah. The persons to whom these disciples were sent were probably acquainted with the miracles of Jesus and favorably disposed toward him He had attracted great notice in that region, particularly by raising Lazarus from the dead, and most of the people regarded him as the Messiah.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 21:3. The Lord (the proprietor of all things) hath need of them — Jesus is continually humbling himself, to show us how odious pride is in the sight of God: but in his humility he is ever giving proofs of his almighty power, that the belief of his divinity may be established.
