"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

Matthew 21:3 · KJV

“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

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.

Verse 4

All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,

Matthew 21 — Context

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.

Cross References

Acts 17:25

Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

2 Corinthians 8:1-2

Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;

John 3:35

The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

2 Corinthians 8:9

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

Psalms 50:10-11

For every beast of the forest {is} mine, {and} the cattle upon a thousand hills.

John 17:2

As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.

Psalms 24:1

[A Psalm of David.] The earth {is} the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

Ezra 7:27

Blessed {be} the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put {such a thing} as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which {is} in Jerusalem: