Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And if anyone says anything to you, you will say, 'The Lord {needs them},' and he will send them at once."
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 Go ye into the town opposite to us, and quickly shall ye find an ass bound, and a colt with her; having loosed, bring to me. 3 And if any one say to you, Why? ye shall say, That the Lord has need of them; and quickly will he send them. 4 And the whole of this was, that that spoken by the prophet be completed; saying,
Phrases
Cross References
1 Samuel 10:26
And also Saul went to his house at Gibeah; and there will go with him the army whom God touched their heart
1 Kings 17:9
Arise, go to Zarephath which is to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I commanded a widow woman to nourish thee there.
1 Chronicles 29:14-16
And because who am I? and who my people, that we shall retain power to show ourselves willing according to this? for from thee all things, and from thy hand they gave to thee.
Ezra 1:1
In one year to Cyrus the king of Persia, to complete the word of Jehovah from the month of Jeremiah, Jehovah roused up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, and he will cause a voice to pass through in all his kingdom, and also in writing, saying,
Ezra 1:5
And there will rise up the heads to the fathers to Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites to all God roused up his spirit, to go up to build the house of Jehovah which is in Jerusalem.
Ezra 7:27
Praised be Jehovah the God of our fathers who gave according to this in the king's heart, to adorn the house of Jehovah which is in Jerusalem:
Psalm 24:1
To David chanting. To Jehovah the earth and its fulness, the habitable globe and they dwelling in it.
Psalm 50:10-11
For to me all the beasts of the forest, the cattle upon a thousand mountains.
Haggai 2:8-9
To me the silver and to me the gold, says Jehovah of armies.
John 3:35
The Father loves the Son, and he has given all things into his hand.
John 17:2
As thou gavest him the power of all flesh, that every one which thou hast given him, he should give to them eternal life.
Acts 17:25
Nor is served by men's hands, standing in need of anything, he giving to all life, and breath, and all things.
2 Corinthians 8:1-2
And we make known to you, brethren, the grace of God given in the churches of Macedonia;
2 Corinthians 8:9
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for you he was in a state of beggary, being rich; that ye in his poverty might be rich.
2 Corinthians 8:16
And grace to God, having given the same care for you in the heart of Titus.
James 1:17
Every good donation and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom not one change, or shadow of turning.