Luke 19:33
31 If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
32 So those who were sent went out and found it just as Jesus had told them.
As they were untying the colt, its owners asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”
34 “The Lord needs it,” they answered.
35 Then they led the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks over it, and put Jesus on it.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- As they were untying the colt, its owners asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”
- KJV
- And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
- WEB
- As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
- ASV
- And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
- DARBY
- And as they were loosing the colt, its masters said to them, Why loose ye the colt?
- BLB
- And [on] their loosing the colt, its masters said to them, “Why are you⁺ loosing the colt?”
- ÅB
- Og da de løste folen, sa dens eiermenn til dem: Hvorfor løser dere folen?
- OTB
- Mens de løste føllet, spurte eierne dem: “Hvorfor løser dere føllet?”
- B1930
- Og da de løste folen, sa dens eiermenn til dem: Hvorfor løser I folen?