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

29When He approached Bethphage and Bethany, near the mountain that is called Olivet, He sent two of the disciples, 30saying, “Go into the village ahead of you; there, as you enter, you will find a colt tied, on which no one yet has ever sat; untie it and bring it here. And if anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’” 32So those who were sent left and found it just as He had told them. 33And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “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

• And ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• anyoneτιςtis · oneG5100
• asksἐρωτάωerōtaō · to askG2065
• you, ‘Whyδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• you, ‘Whyτίςtis · which?G5101
• are you untyingλύωluō · to looseG3089
• you shall sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• thisοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• The Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• hasἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• needχρείαchreia · needG5532

Cross-references for Luke 19:31

• Psalms 24:1The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains, The world, and those who live in it.
• Psalms 50:10For every animal of the forest is Mine, The cattle on a thousand hills.
• Matthew 21:2saying to them, “Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied there and a colt with it. Untie them and bring them to Me.
• Mark 11:3And if anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord has need of it’; and immediately he will send it back here.”
• Acts 10:36The word which He sent to the sons of Israel, preaching peace through Jesus Christ (He 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