“And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.”
King James Version (KJV)
11:1 To Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives - The limits of Bethany reached to the mount of Olives, and joined to those of Bethphage. Bethphage was part of the suburbs of Jerusalem, and reached from the mount of Olives to the walls of the city. Our Lord was now come to the place where the boundaries of Bethany and Bethphage met. #Mt 21:1|; Lu 19:29; John 12:12.
And if any man say vnto you, Why doe yee this? Say yee, that the Lord hath need of him: and straightway he will send him hither.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"If anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' you say, 'The Lord has need of it'; and immediately he will send it back here."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
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.
- Basic English Bible
And if any one say to you, Why do ye this? say, The Lord has need of it; and straightway he sends it hither.
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's Bible
And if any one asks you, `Why are you doing that?' say, `The Master needs it, and will send it back here without delay.'"
- Weymouth Bible
If anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord needs him;' and immediately he will send him back here."
- World English Bible
And if ony man seye ony thing to you, What doen ye? seie ye, that he is nedeful to the Lord, and anoon he schal leeue hym hidir.
- Wycliffe Bible
and if any one may say to you, Why do ye this? say ye that the lord hath need of it, and immediately he will send it hither.'
- Youngs Literal Bible