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the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Contemporary English Version
Mark 11:3
If anyone asks why you are doing that, say, ‘The Lord needs it and will soon bring it back.'"
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Christian Standard Bible®
If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here right away.’”
If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here right away.’”
King James Version (1611)
And if any man say vnto you, Why doe yee this? Say yee, that the Lord hath need of him: and straightway he will send him hither.
And if any man say vnto you, Why doe yee this? Say yee, that the Lord hath need of him: and straightway he will send him hither.
King James Version
And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.
And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.
English Standard Version
If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?' say, ‘The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.'"
If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?' say, ‘The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.'"
New American Standard Bible
"And 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."
"And 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."
New Century Version
If anyone asks you why you are doing this, tell him its Master needs the colt, and he will send it at once."
If anyone asks you why you are doing this, tell him its Master needs the colt, and he will send it at once."
Amplified Bible
"If anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord needs it'; and immediately he will send it here."
"If anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord needs it'; and immediately he will send it here."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"If anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' you say, 'The Lord has need of it'; and immediately he will send it back here."
"If anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' you say, 'The Lord has need of it'; and immediately he will send it back here."
Legacy Standard Bible
And if anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?' you say, ‘The Lord has need of it'; and immediately he will send it back here."
And if anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?' you say, ‘The Lord has need of it'; and immediately he will send it back here."
Berean Standard Bible
If anyone asks, 'Why are you doing this?' tell him, 'The Lord needs it and will return it shortly.'"
If anyone asks, 'Why are you doing this?' tell him, 'The Lord needs it and will return it shortly.'"
Complete Jewish Bible
If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?' tell him, ‘The Lord needs it,' and he will send it here right away."
If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?' tell him, ‘The Lord needs it,' and he will send it here right away."
Darby Translation
And if any one say to you, Why do ye this? say, The Lord has need of it; and straightway he sends it hither.
And if any one say to you, Why do ye this? say, The Lord has need of it; and straightway he sends it hither.
Easy-to-Read Version
If anyone asks you why you are taking the donkey, tell them, ‘The Master needs it. He will send it back soon.'"
If anyone asks you why you are taking the donkey, tell them, ‘The Master needs it. He will send it back soon.'"
Geneva Bible (1587)
And if any man say vnto you, Why doe ye this? Say that the Lord hath neede of him, and straightway he will send him hither.
And if any man say vnto you, Why doe ye this? Say that the Lord hath neede of him, and straightway he will send him hither.
George Lamsa Translation
And if any man should say to you, Why are you doing this? say to him that our Lord needs it; and immediately he will send it here.
And if any man should say to you, Why are you doing this? say to him that our Lord needs it; and immediately he will send it here.
Good News Translation
And if someone asks you why you are doing that, say that the Master needs it and will send it back at once."
And if someone asks you why you are doing that, say that the Master needs it and will send it back at once."
Lexham English Bible
And if anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?' say ‘The Lord has need of it, and will send it here again at once.'"
And if anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?' say ‘The Lord has need of it, and will send it here again at once.'"
Literal Translation
And if anyone says to you, Why do you do this? say, The Lord has need of it. And he will at once send it here.
And if anyone says to you, Why do you do this? say, The Lord has need of it. And he will at once send it here.
American Standard Version
And if any one say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye, The Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him back hither.
And if any one say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye, The Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him back hither.
Bible in Basic English
And if anyone says to you, Why are you doing this? say, The Lord has need of him and will send him back straight away.
And if anyone says to you, Why are you doing this? say, The Lord has need of him and will send him back straight away.
Hebrew Names Version
If anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord needs him;' and immediately he will send him back here."
If anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord needs him;' and immediately he will send him back here."
International Standard Version
If anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing this?,' say, 'The Lord needs it,' and he will send it back here at once."
If anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing this?,' say, 'The Lord needs it,' and he will send it back here at once."
Etheridge Translation
And if any man shall say to you, Why do you this ? say to him, Because for our Lord it is requested, and at once he will send him hither.
And if any man shall say to you, Why do you this ? say to him, Because for our Lord it is requested, and at once he will send him hither.
Murdock Translation
And, if any one say to you, Why do ye this? Say ye to him: Because our Lord hath need of him. And immediately he will send him hither.
And, if any one say to you, Why do ye this? Say ye to him: Because our Lord hath need of him. And immediately he will send him hither.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And yf any man say vnto you, why do ye so? Say ye, that the Lorde hath neede of hym: and strayghtway he wyll sende hym hyther.
And yf any man say vnto you, why do ye so? Say ye, that the Lorde hath neede of hym: and strayghtway he wyll sende hym hyther.
English Revised Version
And if any one say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye, The Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him back hither.
And if any one say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye, The Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him back hither.
World English Bible
If anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord needs him;' and immediately he will send him back here."
If anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord needs him;' and immediately he will send him back here."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And if any say to you, Why do ye this? Say, The Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.
And if any say to you, Why do ye this? Say, The Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.
Weymouth's New Testament
And if any one asks you, `Why are you doing that?' say, `The Master needs it, and will send it back here without delay.'"
And if any one asks you, `Why are you doing that?' say, `The Master needs it, and will send it back here without delay.'"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And if ony man seye ony thing to you, What doen ye? seie ye, that he is nedeful to the Lord, and anoon he schal leeue hym hidir.
And if ony man seye ony thing to you, What doen ye? seie ye, that he is nedeful to the Lord, and anoon he schal leeue hym hidir.
Update Bible Version
And if any one says to you, Why do you do this? say, The Lord has need of him; and right away he will send him back here.
And if any one says to you, Why do you do this? say, The Lord has need of him; and right away he will send him back here.
Webster's Bible Translation
And if any man shall say to you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and immediately he will send him hither.
And if any man shall say to you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and immediately he will send him hither.
New English Translation
If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?' say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here soon.'"
If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?' say, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here soon.'"
New King James Version
And if anyone says to you, "Why are you doing this?' say, "The Lord has need of it,' and immediately he will send it here."
And if anyone says to you, "Why are you doing this?' say, "The Lord has need of it,' and immediately he will send it here."
New Living Translation
If anyone asks, ‘What are you doing?' just say, ‘The Lord needs it and will return it soon.'"
If anyone asks, ‘What are you doing?' just say, ‘The Lord needs it and will return it soon.'"
New Life Bible
If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing that?' say, ‘The Lord needs it. He will send it back again soon.'"
If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing that?' say, ‘The Lord needs it. He will send it back again soon.'"
New Revised Standard
If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?' just say this, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here immediately.'"
If anyone says to you, ‘Why are you doing this?' just say this, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here immediately.'"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, if anyone unto you should say - Why are ye doing this? say - The Lord, of him hath need; and, straightway, he sendeth him off again here.
And, if anyone unto you should say - Why are ye doing this? say - The Lord, of him hath need; and, straightway, he sendeth him off again here.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And if any man shall say to you: What are you doing? Say ye that the Lord hath need of him. And immediately he will let him come hither.
And if any man shall say to you: What are you doing? Say ye that the Lord hath need of him. And immediately he will let him come hither.
Revised Standard Version
If any one says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.'"
If any one says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord has need of it and will send it back here immediately.'"
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And if eny man saye vnto you: why do ye soo? Saye that the Lorde hath neade of him: and streight waye he will sende him hidder.
And if eny man saye vnto you: why do ye soo? Saye that the Lorde hath neade of him: and streight waye he will sende him hidder.
Young's Literal Translation
and if any one may say to you, Why do ye this? say ye that the lord hath need of it, and immediately he will send it hither.'
and if any one may say to you, Why do ye this? say ye that the lord hath need of it, and immediately he will send it hither.'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And yf eny man saye vnto you: wherfore do ye that? Then saye ye: The LORDE hath nede therof, and forth with he shal sende it hither.
And yf eny man saye vnto you: wherfore do ye that? Then saye ye: The LORDE hath nede therof, and forth with he shal sende it hither.
Mace New Testament (1729)
if any one should ask you, why you do so? tell him, the Lord has occasion for it, and immediately he will send it hither.
if any one should ask you, why you do so? tell him, the Lord has occasion for it, and immediately he will send it hither.
Simplified Cowboy Version
If anyone questions you, just tell them the Lord needs it and will return it shortly."
If anyone questions you, just tell them the Lord needs it and will return it shortly."
Contextual Overview
1 Jesus and his disciples reached Bethphage and Bethany near the Mount of Olives. When they were getting close to Jerusalem, Jesus sent two of them on ahead. 2 He told them, "Go into the next village. As soon as you enter it, you will find a young donkey that has never been ridden. Untie the donkey and bring it here. 3 If anyone asks why you are doing that, say, ‘The Lord needs it and will soon bring it back.'" 4 The disciples left and found the donkey tied near a door that faced the street. While they were untying it, 5 some of the people standing there asked, "Why are you untying the donkey?" 6 They told them what Jesus had said, and the people let them take it. 7 The disciples led the donkey to Jesus. They put some of their clothes on its back, and Jesus got on. 8 Many people spread clothes on the road, while others went to cut branches from the fields. 9 In front of Jesus and behind him, people went along shouting, "Hooray! God bless the one who comes in the name of the Lord! 10 God bless the coming kingdom of our ancestor David. Hooray for God in heaven above!"
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
that: Psalms 24:1, Acts 10:36, Acts 17:25, 2 Corinthians 8:9, Hebrews 2:7-9
and straightway: Mark 14:15, 1 Chronicles 29:12-18, Psalms 110:3, Acts 1:24
Reciprocal: Psalms 97:5 - the Lord of Matthew 21:2 - General Mark 14:13 - Go Mark 14:14 - The Master Luke 19:31 - the Lord John 21:7 - It is
Cross-References
Genesis 11:6
he said: These people are working together because they all speak the same language. This is just the beginning. Soon they will be able to do anything they want.
he said: These people are working together because they all speak the same language. This is just the beginning. Soon they will be able to do anything they want.
Genesis 11:7
Come on! Let's go down and confuse them by making them speak different languages—then they won't be able to understand each other.
Come on! Let's go down and confuse them by making them speak different languages—then they won't be able to understand each other.
Genesis 11:18
When Peleg was thirty, he had a son named Reu.
When Peleg was thirty, he had a son named Reu.
Genesis 14:10
was full of tar pits, and when the troops from Sodom and Gomorrah started running away, some of them fell into the pits. Others escaped to the hill country.
was full of tar pits, and when the troops from Sodom and Gomorrah started running away, some of them fell into the pits. Others escaped to the hill country.
Exodus 1:14
that their lives were miserable. The Egyptians were cruel to the people of Israel and forced them to make bricks and to mix mortar and to work in the fields.
that their lives were miserable. The Egyptians were cruel to the people of Israel and forced them to make bricks and to mix mortar and to work in the fields.
Exodus 2:3
But when she could no longer keep him hidden, she made a basket out of reeds and covered it with tar. She put him in the basket and placed it in the tall grass along the edge of the Nile River.
But when she could no longer keep him hidden, she made a basket out of reeds and covered it with tar. She put him in the basket and placed it in the tall grass along the edge of the Nile River.
2 Samuel 12:31
David made the people of Rabbah tear down the city walls with iron picks and axes, and then he put them to work making bricks. He did the same thing with all the other Ammonite cities. David went back to Jerusalem, and the people of Israel returned to their homes.
David made the people of Rabbah tear down the city walls with iron picks and axes, and then he put them to work making bricks. He did the same thing with all the other Ammonite cities. David went back to Jerusalem, and the people of Israel returned to their homes.
Psalms 64:5
They are determined to do evil, and they tell themselves, "Let's set traps! No one can see us."
They are determined to do evil, and they tell themselves, "Let's set traps! No one can see us."
Proverbs 1:11
when they say, "Come on! Let's gang up and kill somebody, just for the fun of it!
when they say, "Come on! Let's gang up and kill somebody, just for the fun of it!
Ecclesiastes 2:1
I said to myself, "Have fun and enjoy yourself!" But this didn't make sense.
I said to myself, "Have fun and enjoy yourself!" But this didn't make sense.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And if any man say unto you,.... As very likely they would, and it would be strange if they should not say something to them, especially the owners of it:
why do ye this? Why do ye untie the ass, and attempt to carry it away, when it is none of your own, and it belongs to another man?
Say ye that the Lord hath need of him; our Lord and yours, the Lord of heaven and earth, and all things in it; it looks as if this title, "the Lord", was what Jesus was well known by; see John 11:28; unless it can be thought, that the owners of the colt were such, that believed in Christ, as is not improbable; and so would at once understand by the language who it was for, and let it go:
and straightway he will send him, hither; as soon as ever he hears that the Lord, by whom he would presently understand Jesus, wanted him for his present purpose; he will send him with all readiness and cheerfulness, without the least hesitation, or making any dispute about it.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See this passage illustrated in the notes at Matthew 21:1-16.
Mark 11:4
Two ways met - A crossroads. A public place, probably near the center of the village.
Mark 11:5
What do ye, loosing the colt? - Or, why do ye do this? What authority have you for doing it?
See this passage illustrated in the notes at Matthew 21:1-16.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Mark 11:3. And straightway he will send him hither. — From the text, I think it is exceedingly plain, that our Lord did not beg, but borrow, the colt; therefore the latter clause of this verse should be understood as the promise of returning him. Is not the proper translation the following? And if any one say to you, Why do ye this? Say, the Lord hath need of him, and will speedily send him back hither - και ευθεως αυτον αποστελλει ὡδε. Some eminent critics take the same view of the passage.
