And if any man say to you, Why do you this? say you that the Lord has need of him; and straightway he will send him here.
And if any man say to you, Why do you this? say you that the Lord has need of him; and straightway he will send him here.
And if any one say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye, The Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him back hither.
And if anyone says to you, Why are you doing this? say, The Lord has need of him and will send him back straight away.
And if any man shall say to you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and immediately he will send him hither.
If anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord needs him;' and immediately he will send him back here."
And if any one say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye, The Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him back hither.
And straightway he will send him hither - From the text, I think it is exceedingly plain, that our Lord did not beg, but borrow, the colt; therefore the latter clause of this verse should be understood as the promise of returning him. Is not the proper translation the following? And if any one say to you, Why do ye this? Say, the Lord hath need of him, and will speedily send him back hither - και ευθεως αυτον αποστελλει ὡδε. Some eminent critics take the same view of the passage.