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Matthew 21:3

Jesus

1 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,

2 Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.

And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.

4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,

5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.

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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

    Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;

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  • Acts 17:25

    Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

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  • John 3:35

    The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

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  • 2 Corinthians 8:9

    For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

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  • Psalms 50:10–11

    For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.

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  • Ezra 1:5

    Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all them whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem.

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  • Ezra 7:27

    Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:

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  • John 17:2

    As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.

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