Parallel Verses
NET Bible
If anyone says anything to you, you are to 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.
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."
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 telling them, "Go to the village ahead of you. Right away you will find a donkey tied there, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, you are to say, 'The Lord needs them,' and he will send them at once." 4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:
Phrases
Cross References
1 Samuel 10:26
Even Saul went to his home in Gibeah. With him went some brave men whose hearts God had touched.
1 Kings 17:9
"Get up, go to Zarephath in Sidonian territory, and live there. I have already told a widow who lives there to provide for you."
1 Chronicles 29:14-16
"But who am I and who are my people, that we should be in a position to contribute this much? Indeed, everything comes from you, and we have simply given back to you what is yours.
Ezra 1:1
In the first year of King Cyrus of Persia, in order to fulfill the Lord's message spoken through Jeremiah, the Lord stirred the mind of King Cyrus of Persia. He disseminated a proclamation throughout his entire kingdom, announcing in a written edict the following:
Ezra 1:5
Then the leaders of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and the Levites -- all those whose mind God had stirred -- got ready to go up in order to build the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem.
Ezra 7:27
Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, who so moved in the heart of the king to so honor the temple of the Lord which is in Jerusalem!
Psalm 24:1
A psalm of David. The Lord owns the earth and all it contains, the world and all who live in it.
Psalm 50:10-11
For every wild animal in the forest belongs to me, as well as the cattle that graze on a thousand hills.
Haggai 2:8-9
The silver and gold will be mine,' says the Lord who rules over all.
John 3:35
The Father loves the Son and has placed all things under his authority.
John 17:2
just as you have given him authority over all humanity, so that he may give eternal life to everyone you have given him.
Acts 17:25
nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives life and breath and everything to everyone.
2 Corinthians 8:1-2
Now we make known to you, brothers and sisters, the grace of God given to the churches of Macedonia,
2 Corinthians 8:9
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich.
2 Corinthians 8:16
But thanks be to God who put in the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you,
James 1:17
All generous giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change.