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 came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives, he sent two disciples ahead. 30“Go into that village over there,” he told them. “As you enter it, you will see a young donkey tied there that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying that colt?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs it.’” 32So they went and found the colt, just as Jesus had said. 33And sure enough, as they were untying it, the owners asked them, “Why are you untying that 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• any manτιςtis · oneG5100
• askἐρωτάωerōtaō · to askG2065
• youσύsu · youG4771
• ·διάdia · through/because ofG1223
• Whyτίςtis · which?G5101
• do ye looseλύωluō · to looseG3089
• thusοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• shall ye sayἐρῶereō · to sayG2046
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• the Lordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• hathἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• needχρείαchreia · needG5532

Cross-references for Luke 19:31

• Psalms 24:1The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him.
• Psalms 50:10For all the animals of the forest are mine, and I own the cattle on a thousand hills.
• Matthew 21:2“Go into the village over there,” he said. “As soon as you enter it, you will see a donkey tied there, with its colt beside it. Untie them and bring them to me.
• Mark 11:3If anyone asks, ‘What are you doing?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs it and will return it soon.’”
• Acts 10:36This is the message of Good News for the people of Israel—that there is peace with God 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

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• 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