Matthew 21:3

Matthew 21:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
• New International Version (NIV)If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord needs them,' and he will send them at once."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.”

Context of Matthew 21:3

1As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples, 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. If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.” 4This 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.’”

Matthew 21:3 word by word

καὶ ἐάν τις ὑμῖν εἴπῃ τι, ἐρεῖτε ὅτι ὁ κύριος αὐτῶν χρείαν ἔχει, εὐθὺς δὲ ἀποστελεῖ αὐτούς.¶Read the interlinear

• ·καίkai · andG2532
• Ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• anyoneτιςtis · oneG5100
• questionsεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• youσύsu · youG4771
• tellἐρῶereō · to sayG2046
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• needsἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• needsχρείαchreia · needG5532
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andδέde · thenG1161
• he will sendἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• right awayεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112

Cross-references for Matthew 21:3

• 1 Chronicles 29:14But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.
• 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.
• Haggai 2:8The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, declares the LORD of Hosts.
• John 3:35The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.
• John 17:2For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.
• Acts 17:25Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
• 2 Corinthians 8:9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
• 1 Samuel 10:26Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, and the men of valor whose hearts God had touched went with him.
• 1 Kings 17:9“Get up and go to Zarephath of Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”
• Ezra 1:1In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
• Ezra 7:27Blessed 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,
• 2 Corinthians 8:1Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.
• James 1:17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

Commentaries on Matthew 21:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The Lord (the proprietor of all things) hath need of them - Jesus is continually humbling himself, to show us how odious pride is in the sight of God: but in his humility he is ever giving proofs of his almighty power, that the belief of his divinity may be established.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3The Lord hath need of them - This means no more than the “master” has need of them. The word “Lord” often means no more than “master” as opposed to servant, Matthew 10:24; Ephesians 6:5; 1 Peter 3:5-6. The word is sometimes used in the Bible as applied to God, or as a translation of the name Yahweh. Its common use is a mere title of respect given by an inferior to a superior, by a servant to a master, by a disciple to a teacher. As a title of “high…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Jesus was revealing himself as the Lord who, as king of Israel, goes up to Mount Zion on a donkey (Matthew 21:5; see Zechariah 9:9).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 21:3

• Jesus, the Christ

In the dictionaries

• Authority
• Daughter
• Grind
• Loose
• Move
• Presently
• Reverence
• Seat
• Thief
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on Matthew 21

• 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