The Triumphal Entry

Matthew 21:3

In 9 translations

BSB: If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”
KJV: And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
WEB: If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and immediately he will send them.”
ASV: And if any one say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
LSV: and if anyone may say anything to you, you will say that the LORD has need of them, and immediately He will send them.”
YLT: and if any one may say anything to you, ye shall say, that the lord hath need of them, and immediately he will send them.'
DBY: And if any one say anything to you, ye shall say, The Lord has need of them, and straightway he will send them.
DRC: And if any man shall say anything to you, say ye, that the Lord hath need of them: and forthwith he will let them go.
GNV: And if any man say ought vnto you, say ye, that the Lord hath neede of them, and straightway he will let them goe.

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Where the editions differ

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NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus read ἀποστελεῖ (“he will send”); Byzantine text read ἀποστέλλει (“he sends”).

Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)

Spelling of εὐθὺς: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text: εὐθέως.

SBLGNT apparatus (2)

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SBLGNT: εὐθὺς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read εὐθὺς; Robinson–Pierpont read εὐθέως.
SBLGNT: ἀποστελεῖ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἀποστελεῖ; Robinson–Pierpont read ἀποστέλλει.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT: καὶ ἐάν τις ὑμῖν εἴπῃ τι, ἐρεῖτε ὅτι Ὁ κύριος αὐτῶν χρείαν ἔχει· εὐθὺς δὲ ἀποστελεῖ αὐτούς.
RP2018: Καὶ ἐάν τις ὑμῖν εἴπῃ τι, ἐρεῖτε ὅτι Ὁ κύριος αὐτῶν χρείαν ἔχει· εὐθέως δὲ ἀποστέλλει αὐτούς.
TR-Boyd: Καὶ ἐάν τις ὑμῖν εἴπῃ τι, ἐρεῖτε ὅτι Ὁ Κύριος αὐτῶν χρείαν ἔχει· εὐθέως δὲ ἀποστελεῖ αὐτούς.
SCR1894: και εαν τις υμιν ειπη τι ερειτε οτι ο κυριος αυτων χρειαν εχει ευθεως δε αποστελει αυτους

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Olives, Mount of King, Christ as Quotations in the New Testament Prophecies Respecting Christ Jesus, the Christ

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Cross-references most cited first

2 Corinthians 8:1–2Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia. In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
Acts 17:25Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
John 3:35The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.
2 Corinthians 8:9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
Psalms 50:10–11for every beast of the forest is Mine— the cattle on a thousand hills. I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are Mine.
Ezra 7:27Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem,
John 17:2For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.
Psalms 24:1The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.
Haggai 2:8–9The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, declares the LORD of Hosts. The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former, says the LORD of Hosts. And in this place I will provide peace, declares the LORD of…
Ezra 1:5So the family heads of Judah and Benjamin, along with the priests and Levites—everyone whose spirit God had stirred—prepared to go up and rebuild the house of the LORD in Jerusalem.
2 Corinthians 8:16But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.
Ezra 1:1In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in…
1 Kings 17:9“Get up and go to Zarephath of Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”
1 Samuel 10:26Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, and the men of valor whose hearts God had touched went with him.
James 1:17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
1 Chronicles 29:14–16But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You. For we are foreigners and strangers in Your…

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