Mark 11:5
3 If anyone asks, ‘Why are you doing this?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it and will return it shortly.’”
4 So they went and found the colt outside in the street, tied at a doorway. They untied it,
and some who were standing there asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”
6 The disciples answered as Jesus had instructed them, and the people gave them permission.
7 Then they led the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, and He sat 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
- and some who were standing there asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”
- KJV
- And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?
- WEB
- Some of those who stood there asked them, “What are you doing, untying the young donkey?”
- ASV
- And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?
- DARBY
- And some of those who stood there said to them, What are ye doing, loosing the colt?
- BLB
- And some of those standing there were saying to them, “What are you⁺ doing, loosing the colt?”
- ÅB
- Og noen av dem som sto der, sa til dem: Hva er det dere gjør? løser dere folen?
- OTB
- Noen av de som sto der sa til dem: «Hva gjør dere, løser eselet?»
- B1930
- Og nogen av dem som stod der, sa til dem: Hvad er det I gjør? løser I folen?