Matthew 21:2-3

21:2 telling them, “Go to the village ahead of you. ¹  Right away you will find a donkey tied there, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. 21:3 If anyone says anything to you, you are to say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ ²  and he will send them at once.”

Luke 19:30-31

19:30 telling them, ³  “Go to the village ahead of you. ⁴  When ⁵  you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden. ⁶  Untie it and bring it here. 19:31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs ⁷  it.’”

¹ tn Grk “the village lying before you” (BDAG 530 s.v. κατέναντι 2.b).

² sn The custom called angaria allowed the impressment of animals for service to a significant figure.

³ tn Grk “saying.”

⁴ tn Grk “the village lying before [you]” (BDAG 530 s.v. κατέναντι 2.a).

⁵ tn Grk “in which entering.” This is a continuation of the previous sentence in Greek, but because of the length and complexity of the construction a new sentence was started here in the translation.

⁶ tn Grk “a colt tied there on which no one of men has ever sat.”

⁷ sn The custom called angaria allowed the impressment of animals for service to a significant figure.