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Matthew 21:3

Jesus

1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,

2 saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me.

If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”

4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet:

5 “Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’”

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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.

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BSB
If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”
KJV
And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
WEB
If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and immediately he will send them.”
ASV
And if any one say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
DARBY
And if any one say anything to you, ye shall say, The Lord has need of them, and straightway he will send them.
BLB
And if anyone should say anything to you⁺, you⁺ will say that the Lord has need of them, and immediately he will send them.”
ÅB
Og dersom noen sier noe til dere, skal dere si: ‘Herren har bruk for dem’; så skal han straks sende dem».
OTB
Hvis noen spør dere om noe, skal dere si: ‘Herren har bruk for dem,’ og han vil sende dem uten opphold.”
B1930
Og dersom nogen sier noget til eder, da skal I si: Herren har bruk for dem; så skal han straks sende dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Corinthians 8:1–2

    Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.

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  • Acts 17:25

    Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.

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  • John 3:35

    The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.

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  • 2 Corinthians 8:9

    For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.

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  • Psalms 50:10–11

    for every beast of the forest is Mine— the cattle on a thousand hills.

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  • Ezra 1:5

    So the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites—everyone whose spirit God had stirred—prepared to go up and rebuild the house of the LORD in Jerusalem.

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  • Ezra 7:27

    Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem,

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  • John 17:2

    For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.

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