If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say to him: ‘The Lord needs it.’”
Parallel translations
- KJV And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
- BSB If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
- NKJV And if anyone asks you, ‘Why are you loosing it? ’ thus you shall say to him, ‘Because the Lord has need of it.’ ”
- NASB And if anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’ ”
- NLT If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying that colt?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Ps 24:1A Psalm by David. The earth is Yahweh’s, with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell therein.
- Ps 50:10–12For every animal of the forest is mine, and the livestock on a thousand hills.
- Mark 11:3–6If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs him;’ and immediately he will send him back here.”
- Matt 21:2–3saying to them, “Go into the village that is opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them, and bring them to me.
- Acts 10:36The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ — he is Lord of all —
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