saying to them, “Go into the village there and immediately you will find a donkey tied up with her colt. Untie them and bring them to me.
Matthew 21:3 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) If anyone says something to you, tell them, ‘The Lord needs these animals,’ and he will immediately send them. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If anyone says anything to you, you shall reply, The Lord needs them, and he will let them go without delay. American Standard Version (1901) And if any one say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them. Common English Bible If anyone says anything to you, say that their master needs them.” He sent them off right away. Catholic Public Domain Version And if anyone will have said anything to you, say that the Lord has need of them. And he will promptly dismiss them." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And if any man shall say anything to you, say ye, that the Lord hath need of them: and forthwith he will let them go. |
saying to them, “Go into the village there and immediately you will find a donkey tied up with her colt. Untie them and bring them to me.
Now this will happen in order to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying,
Just as you gave Him authority over all mankind, He will give never ending life to all those people [Note: The Greek word here is neuter gender, “all those things”] you have given Him.
The Father loves the Son and has given everything into His hands [See Eph. 1:20-22].
Neither is He waited on by men’s hands as though He needed anything, since it is He who gives to all people their life and breath and everything [they need].
But I thank God for putting the same concern [that I have] for you in the heart of Titus.
For you know the unearned favor of our Lord Jesus Christ, [how] that even though He was rich, He became poor for your sakes, so that through His poverty you people could become [spiritually] rich.
Every good [thing that is given] and every perfect gift [received] is from above, coming down from the Father of [heavenly] lights, with whom there can be no change or shifting shadow [i.e., God always remains the same].