King James Version
Matthew 21:3 in the King James Version says “And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 21 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.”
Matthew 21:3 · KJV
And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.
And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,
Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“if”
G1437a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
“ye shall say”
G2046an alternate for g2036 in certain tenses; to utter, i.e., speak or say
“The Lord”
G2962supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title)
“of them”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“need”
G5532employment, i.e., an affair; also (by implication) occasion, demand, requirement or destitution
“hath”
G2192to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or conditio
“he will send”
G649set apart, i.e., (by implication) to send out (properly, on a mission) literally or figuratively
“of them”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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