Luke 19:31

NETBible

If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs 1  it.’”

NIV ©

If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’"

NASB ©

"If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of it.’"

NLT ©

If anyone asks what you are doing, just say, ‘The Lord needs it.’"

MSG ©

If anyone says anything, asks, 'What are you doing?' say, 'His Master needs him.'"

BBE ©

And if anyone says to you, Why are you taking him? say, The Lord has need of him.

NRSV ©

If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say this, ‘The Lord needs it.’"

NKJV ©

"And if anyone asks you, ‘Why are you loosing it ?’ thus you shall say to him, ‘Because the Lord has need of it.’"

KJV
And
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if
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any man
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ask
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you
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Why
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do ye loose
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[him]? thus
<3779>
shall ye say
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unto him
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Because
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the Lord
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hath
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need
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of him
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NASB ©
"If
<1437>
anyone
<5100>
asks
<2065>
you, 'Why
<1223>
<5101> are you untying
<3089>
it?' you shall say
<3004>
, 'The Lord
<2962>
has
<2192>
need
<5532>
of it.'"
NET [draft] ITL
If
<1437>
anyone
<5100>
asks
<2065>
you
<5209>
, ‘Why
<5101>
are you untying
<3089>
it?’ just
<3779>
say
<2046>
, ‘The Lord
<2962>
needs
<5532>

<2192>
it
<846>
.’”
GREEK
kai
<2532>
CONJ
ean
<1437>
COND
tiv
<5100>
X-NSM
umav
<5209>
P-2AP
erwta
<2065> (5725)
V-PAS-3S
dia
<1223>
PREP
ti
<5101>
I-ASN
luete
<3089> (5719)
V-PAI-2P
outwv
<3779>
ADV
ereite
<2046> (5692)
V-FAI-2P
oti
<3754>
CONJ
o
<3588>
T-NSM
kuriov
<2962>
N-NSM
autou
<846>
P-GSM
creian
<5532>
N-ASF
ecei
<2192> (5719)
V-PAI-3S
NETBible

If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs 1  it.’”

NET Notes

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