Luke 19:31

Luke 19:31 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' you shall say this: 'The Lord has need of it.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And if anyone asks you, ‘Why are you loosing it?’ thus you shall say to him, ‘Because the Lord has need of it.’ ”

Context of Luke 19:31

29As He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples, 30saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’” 32So those who were sent went out and found it just as Jesus had told them. 33As they were untying the colt, its owners asked, “Why are you untying the colt?”

Luke 19:31 word by word

καὶ ἐάν τις ὑμᾶς ἐρωτᾷ· διὰ τί λύετε; οὕτως ἐρεῖτε ὅτι ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ χρείαν ἔχει.¶Read the interlinear

• ·καίkai · andG2532
• Ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• anyoneτιςtis · oneG5100
• asksἐρωτάωerōtaō · to askG2065
• ·σύsu · youG4771
• Whyδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• Whyτίςtis · which?G5101
• are you untyingλύωluō · to looseG3089
• ·οὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• tellἐρῶereō · to sayG2046
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• Theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• needsἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• needsχρείαchreia · needG5532
• itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Luke 19:31

• Psalms 24:1The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.
• Psalms 50:10for every beast of the forest is Mine— the cattle on a thousand hills.
• Matthew 21:2saying 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.
• Mark 11:3If anyone asks, ‘Why are you doing this?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it and will return it shortly.’”
• Acts 10:36He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.

Commentaries on Luke 19:31

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28-39Verses 28-39 See the notes at Matthew 21:1-16.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-40Verses 28-40 Christ has dominion over all creatures, and may use them as he pleases. He has all men's hearts both under his eye and in his hand. Christ's triumphs, and his disciples' joyful praises, vex proud Pharisees, who are enemies to him and to his kingdom. But Christ, as he despises the contempt of the proud, so he accepts the praises of the humble. Pharisees would silence the praises of Christ, but they cannot; for as God can out of stones raise up…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31The Lord needs it: Subjects of a king were expected to make resources available for his use (see 1 Samuel 8:16). The donkey's colt was pure and suitable for a king because no one had ever ridden it.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 29-3829-38. Bethphage--"house of figs," a village which with Bethany lay along the further side of Mount Olivet, east of Jerusalem.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 19:31

• Jesus, the Christ

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Commentaries on Luke 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings