Catholic Public Domain Version
"And if anyone will ask you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this to him: ‘Because the Lord has requested its service.’ ” "
— Luke 19:31, Catholic Public Domain 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.”
“And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say, 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 having said these things, he went ahead, ascending to Jerusalem.
And it happened that, when he had drawn near to Bethphage and Bethania, to the mount which is called Olivet, he sent two of his disciples,
saying: “Go into the town which is opposite you. Upon entering it, you will find the colt of a donkey, tied, on which no man has ever sat. Untie it, and lead it here.
And if anyone will ask you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this to him: ‘Because the Lord has requested its service.’ ”
And those who were sent went out, and they found the colt standing, just as he told them.
Then, as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
So they said, “Because the Lord has need of it.”