31And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say, The Lord hath need of him.


In Context

28 And when he had thus spoken, he went on before, going up to Jerusalem.

29 And it came to pass, when he drew nigh unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called the mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples,

30 saying, Go your way into the village over against you; in the which as ye enter ye shall find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat: loose him, and bring him.

31 And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say, The Lord hath need of him.

32 And they that were sent went away, and found even as he had said unto them.

33 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?

Luke 19:31 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:31And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose [him?] thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:31If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' tell him, 'The Lord needs it.' "

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:31And if any man shall ask you: Why do you loose him? you shall say thus unto him: Because the Lord hath need of his service.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:31And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say, The Lord hath need of him.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:31And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose it? thus shall ye say to him, Because the Lord has need of it.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:31And if any man shall ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say to him, Because the Lord hath need of him.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:31If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' say to him: 'The Lord needs it.'|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:31and if any one doth question you, Wherefore do ye loose it? thus ye shall say to him — The Lord hath need of it.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:31And if any man ask you, Why do you loose him? thus shall you say to him, Because the Lord has need of him.