Luke - 19:34



34 They said, "The Lord needs it."

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Explanation and meaning of Luke 19:34.

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And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
And they said, Because the Lord has need of it.
and they replied, "The Master needs it."
And the two disciples answered – "The Master wants it."

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And they said, the Lord hath need of him. Or, our Lord, as the above versions in verse 31 (Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic). They used the words Christ directed them to, and it had the effect he said it would; for the owners both let them go, and the colt with them directly; See Gill on Matthew 21:6 and See Gill on Mark 11:6.

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