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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025
the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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New King James Version
Luke 19:34
And they said, "The Lord has need of him."
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Christian Standard Bible®
“The Lord needs it,” they said.
“The Lord needs it,” they said.
King James Version (1611)
And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
King James Version
And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
English Standard Version
And they said, "The Lord has need of it."
And they said, "The Lord has need of it."
New American Standard Bible
They said, "The Lord has need of it."
They said, "The Lord has need of it."
New Century Version
The followers answered, "The Master needs it."
The followers answered, "The Master needs it."
Amplified Bible
They said, "The Lord needs it."
They said, "The Lord needs it."
Legacy Standard Bible
And they said, "The Lord has need of it."
And they said, "The Lord has need of it."
Berean Standard Bible
"The Lord needs it," they answered.
"The Lord needs it," they answered.
Contemporary English Version
They answered, "The Lord needs it."
They answered, "The Lord needs it."
Complete Jewish Bible
and they said, "Because the Lord needs it."
and they said, "Because the Lord needs it."
Darby Translation
And they said, Because the Lord has need of it.
And they said, Because the Lord has need of it.
Easy-to-Read Version
The followers answered, "The Master needs it."
The followers answered, "The Master needs it."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And they sayd, The Lorde hath neede of him.
And they sayd, The Lorde hath neede of him.
George Lamsa Translation
And they said to them, Our Lord needs it.
And they said to them, Our Lord needs it.
Good News Translation
"The Master needs it," they answered,
"The Master needs it," they answered,
Lexham English Bible
So they said, ‘The Lord has need of it.'
So they said, ‘The Lord has need of it.'
Literal Translation
And they said, The Lord has need of it.
And they said, The Lord has need of it.
American Standard Version
And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
Bible in Basic English
And they said, The Lord has need of him.
And they said, The Lord has need of him.
Hebrew Names Version
They said, 'The Lord needs it.'
They said, 'The Lord needs it.'
International Standard Version
The disciplesThey">[fn] answered, "The Lord needs it."
The disciplesThey">[fn] answered, "The Lord needs it."
Etheridge Translation
And they said to them, Because by our Lord it is requested.
And they said to them, Because by our Lord it is requested.
Murdock Translation
And they said: Because our Lord needeth him.
And they said: Because our Lord needeth him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they sayde: For the Lorde hath neede of hym.
And they sayde: For the Lorde hath neede of hym.
English Revised Version
And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
World English Bible
They said, 'The Lord needs it.'
They said, 'The Lord needs it.'
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
Weymouth's New Testament
and they replied, "The Master needs it."
and they replied, "The Master needs it."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei seiden, For the Lord hath nede to hym.
And thei seiden, For the Lord hath nede to hym.
Update Bible Version
And they said, The Lord has need of him.
And they said, The Lord has need of him.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
New English Translation
They replied, "The Lord needs it."
They replied, "The Lord needs it."
New Living Translation
And the disciples simply replied, "The Lord needs it."
And the disciples simply replied, "The Lord needs it."
New Life Bible
They answered, "The Lord needs it."
They answered, "The Lord needs it."
New Revised Standard
They said, "The Lord needs it."
They said, "The Lord needs it."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, they, said - His Lord, hath, need.
And, they, said - His Lord, hath, need.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But they said: Because the Lord hath need of him.
But they said: Because the Lord hath need of him.
Revised Standard Version
And they said, "The Lord has need of it."
And they said, "The Lord has need of it."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they sayde: for ye Lorde hath nede of him.
And they sayde: for ye Lorde hath nede of him.
Young's Literal Translation
and they said, `The Lord hath need of it;'
and they said, `The Lord hath need of it;'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
They sayde: The LORDE hath nede therof.
They sayde: The LORDE hath nede therof.
Mace New Testament (1729)
they answer'd, because the Lord has occasion for it.
they answer'd, because the Lord has occasion for it.
THE MESSAGE
They said, "His Master needs him."
They said, "His Master needs him."
Simplified Cowboy Version
The two cowboys said, "The Top Hand needs it for a little while."
The two cowboys said, "The Top Hand needs it for a little while."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They said, "The Lord has need of it."
They said, "The Lord has need of it."
Contextual Overview
28 Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; John 12:12-19">[xr] When He had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 And it came to pass, when He came near to Bethphage [fn] and Bethany, at the mountain called Olivet, that He sent two of His disciples, 30 saying, "Go into the village opposite you, where as you enter you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat. Loose it and bring it here. 31 And if anyone asks you, "Why are you loosing it?' thus you shall say to him, "Because the Lord has need of it."' 32 So those who were sent went their way and found it just as He had said to them. 33 But as they were loosing the colt, the owners of it said to them, "Why are you loosing the colt?" 34 And they said, "The Lord has need of him." 35 Then they brought him to Jesus. And they threw their own clothes on the colt, and they set Jesus on him. 36 And as He went, many spread their clothes on the road. 37 Then, as He was now drawing near the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen,
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Zechariah 9:9, John 10:35, John 12:16, 2 Corinthians 8:9
Reciprocal: Luke 22:11 - The Master John 4:1 - the Lord
Cross-References
Isaiah 3:9
The look on their countenance witnesses against them, And they declare their sin as Sodom; They do not hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought evil upon themselves.
The look on their countenance witnesses against them, And they declare their sin as Sodom; They do not hide it. Woe to their soul! For they have brought evil upon themselves.
Jeremiah 3:3
Therefore the showers have been withheld, And there has been no latter rain. You have had a harlot's forehead; You refuse to be ashamed.
Therefore the showers have been withheld, And there has been no latter rain. You have had a harlot's forehead; You refuse to be ashamed.
Jeremiah 5:3
O LORD, are not Your eyes on the truth? You have stricken them, But they have not grieved; You have consumed them, But they have refused to receive correction. They have made their faces harder than rock; They have refused to return.
O LORD, are not Your eyes on the truth? You have stricken them, But they have not grieved; You have consumed them, But they have refused to receive correction. They have made their faces harder than rock; They have refused to return.
Jeremiah 6:15
Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No! They were not at all ashamed; Nor did they know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; At the time I punish them, They shall be cast down," says the LORD.
Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No! They were not at all ashamed; Nor did they know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; At the time I punish them, They shall be cast down," says the LORD.
Jeremiah 8:12
Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No! They were not at all ashamed, Nor did they know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; In the time of their punishment They shall be cast down," says the LORD.
Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No! They were not at all ashamed, Nor did they know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; In the time of their punishment They shall be cast down," says the LORD.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they said, the Lord hath need of him. Or, our Lord, as the above versions in verse 31 (Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic). They used the words Christ directed them to, and it had the effect he said it would; for the owners both let them go, and the colt with them directly; :- and
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Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See the notes at Matthew 21:1-16.