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.”
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)If anyone asks what you are doing, just say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will immediately let you take them.”

Context of Matthew 21:3

1Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2saying to them, "Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord needs them,' and he will send them at once." 4This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying, 5"Say to the daughter of Zion, 'Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.'"

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• anyτιςtis · oneG5100
• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• ye shall sayἐρῶereō · to sayG2046
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• The Lordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• The Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• hathἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• needχρείαchreia · needG5532
• of themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andδέde · thenG1161
• straightwayεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• he will sendἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649

Cross-references for Matthew 21:3

• 1 Chronicles 29:14"But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able thus to offer willingly? For all things come from you, and of your own have we given you.
• Psalms 24:1The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, the world and those 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 given all things into his hand.
• John 17:2since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him.
• Acts 17:25nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.
• 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 by his poverty might become rich.
• 1 Samuel 10:26Saul also went to his home at Gibeah, and with him went men of valor whose hearts God had touched.
• 1 Kings 17:9"Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you."
• Ezra 1:1In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing:
• Ezra 7:27Blessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers, who put such a thing as this into the heart of the king, to beautify the house of the Lord that is in Jerusalem,
• 2 Corinthians 8:1We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia,
• James 1:17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

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