Luke 19:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.”
Luke 19:31 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 19:31 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 19:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say to him: ‘The Lord needs it.’””
Luke 19:31 — World English Bible
Luke 19:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say, The Lord hath need of him. ”
Luke 19:31 — American Standard Version
Luke 19:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and if any one doth question you, Wherefore do ye loose <FI>it<Fi> ? thus ye shall say to him--The Lord hath need of it.'”
Luke 19:31 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 19:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose [it]? thus shall ye say to him, Because the Lord has need of it. ”
Luke 19:31 — Darby Translation
Luke 19:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And if any man aske you, why ye loose him, thus shall ye say vnto him, Because the Lord hath neede of him.”
Luke 19:31 — Geneva Bible
Luke 19:31 in Context — Luke 19
29 And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
30 Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither.
31 And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
32 And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them.
33 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
What Does Luke 19:31 Mean?
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