American Standard Version
"And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say, The Lord hath need of him. "
— Luke 19:31, American Standard Version
“And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.”
“If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' say to him: 'The Lord needs it.'"”
“If anyone asks you,‘Why are you untying it?’ just say,‘The Lord needs it.’””
“And if any man shall ask you: Why do you loose him? You shall say thus unto him: Because the Lord hath need of his service.”
“And if anyone says to you, Why are you taking him? say, The Lord has need of him.”
“And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.”
And when he had thus spoken, he went on before, going up to Jerusalem.
And it came to pass, when he drew nigh unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples,
saying, Go your way into the village over against you; in which as ye enter ye shall find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat: loose him, and bring him.
And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say, The Lord hath need of him.
And they that were sent went away, and found even as he had said unto them.
And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?
And they said, The Lord hath need of him.