Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And if anyone says anything to you, you will say, 'The Lord {needs them},' and he will send them at once."
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
If anyone says anything to you, tell him, "The Lord needs them,' and that person will send them at once."
A Conservative Version
And if any man says anything to you, ye will say, The Lord has need of them, and straightaway he will send them.
American Standard Version
And if any one say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
If anyone says something to you, tell them, 'The Lord needs these animals,' and he will immediately send them.
Anderson New Testament
And if any one say any thing to you, you shall reply: The Lord has need of them: and he will immediately send them.
Bible in Basic English
And if anyone says anything to you, you will say, The Lord has need of them; and straight away he will send them.
Common New Testament
If any one says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord has need of them,' and he will send them immediately."
Daniel Mace New Testament
if any man oppose you, say, the Lord wants them; and then he will send them.
Darby Translation
And if any one say anything to you, ye shall say, The Lord has need of them, and straightway he will send them.
Godbey New Testament
And if any one may say any thing to you, tell him, that the Lord hath need of them; and immediately he will send them away.
Goodspeed New Testament
If anyone says anything to you, you are to say, 'The Master needs them'; then he will send them at once."
John Wesley New Testament
And if any man say ought to you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them: and he will send them immediately.
Julia Smith Translation
And if any one say to you, Why? ye shall say, That the Lord has need of them; and quickly will he send them.
King James 2000
And if any man say anything unto you, you shall say, The Lord has need of them; and immediately he will send them.
Modern King James verseion
And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, The Lord has need of them, and immediately He will send them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And if any man say ought unto you, say ye that your master hath need of them; and straight way he will let them go."
Moffatt New Testament
If anyone says anything to you, you will say that the Lord needs them; then he will at once let them go."
Montgomery New Testament
"And if any one says anything to you, tell him, 'The Master needs them,' and he will send them without delay."
NET Bible
If anyone says anything to you, you are to say, 'The Lord needs them,' and he will send them at once."
New Heart English Bible
If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord needs them,' and immediately he will send them."
Noyes New Testament
And if any one say aught to you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and he will immediately send them.
Sawyer New Testament
and if any one asks you why, say that the Lord has need of them, and he will immediately send them.
The Emphasized Bible
And, if anyone, unto you, say aught, ye shall say - Their Lord, hath, need, - and, straightway, he will send them.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And if any man say aught to you, ye shall tell them, That the Lord hath need of them, and immediately he will send them.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And, if any one says anything to you, you are to say this-- 'The Master wants them'; and he will send them at once."
Webster
And if any man shall say aught to you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and immediately he will send them.
Weymouth New Testament
And if any one says anything to you, say, 'The Master needs them,' and he will at once send them."
Williams New Testament
If anyone says anything to you, you will say, 'The Lord needs them,' and he at once will send them."
World English Bible
If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord needs them,' and immediately he will send them."
Worrell New Testament
And, if any one say anything to you, ye shall say, 'The Lord hath need of them;' and straight-way he will send them."
Worsley New Testament
and if any one say any thing to you, tell him the Lord hath need of them, and he will immediately send them.
Youngs Literal Translation
and if any one may say anything to you, ye shall say, that the lord hath need of them, and immediately he will send them.'
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 21:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Triumphal Entry
2 saying to them, "Go into the village before you, and right away you will find a donkey tied and a colt with her. Untie [them] [and] bring [them] to me. 3 And if anyone says anything to you, you will say, 'The Lord {needs them},' and he will send them at once." 4 Now this took place so that what was spoken through the prophet would be fulfilled, saying,
Phrases
Cross References
1 Samuel 10:26
And Saul also went to his house at Gibeah, and the troops whose hearts God had touched went with him.
1 Kings 17:9
"Get up and go to Zarephath which belongs to Sidon and stay there. Look, I have commanded a woman there, a widow, to sustain you."
1 Chronicles 29:14-16
And indeed, who [am] I, and who [are] my people that we retain power to offer according to these [offerings] willingly? For everything [is] from you, and from your hand we have given to you.
Ezra 1:1
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to accomplish the word of Yahweh by the mouth of Jeremiah, Yahweh stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia and he sent a message to all of his kingdom and also [put the message] in writing:
Ezra 1:5
So the heads of the {families} for Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites--to all whose spirit God had stirred--[prepared] to go up and build the house of Yahweh which is in Jerusalem.
Ezra 7:27
Blessed be Yahweh the God of our ancestors, who put this in the heart of the king to glorify the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem
Psalm 24:1
The earth is Yahweh's, with its fullness, [the] world and those who live in it,
Psalm 50:10-11
because every animal of the forest is mine, [the] cattle on a thousand hills.
Haggai 2:8-9
'The silver [is] mine and the gold [is] mine,' {declares} Yahweh of hosts.
John 3:35
The Father loves the Son and has given all [things] into his hand.
John 17:2
just as you have given him authority over all flesh, in order that he would give eternal life to them--everyone whom you have given him.
Acts 17:25
nor is he served by human hands [as if he] needed anything, [because] he himself gives to everyone life and breath and everything.
2 Corinthians 8:1-2
Now we make known to you, brothers, the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia,
2 Corinthians 8:9
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that [although he] was rich, for your sake he became poor, in order that you, by his poverty, may become rich.
2 Corinthians 8:16
But thanks [be] to God, who has put in the heart of Titus the same devotion {on your behalf},
James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of change.