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Source language
Original Greek   
καὶ ἐάν τις ὑμῖν εἴπῃ τι, ἐρεῖτε ὅτι Ὁ κύριος αὐτῶν χρείαν ἔχει· ⸀εὐθὺς δὲ ⸀ἀποστελεῖ αὐτούς.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
kai ean tis umin eipe ti, ereite oti O kurios auton khreian ekhei* reuthus de rapostelei autous.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et si quis vobis aliquid dixerit dicite quia Dominus his opus habet et confestim dimittet eos

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And if any man say ought to you, you shall say, The Lord has need of them; and straightway he will send them.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And if any man say anything unto you, you shall say, The Lord has need of them; and immediately he will send them.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
Authorized (King James) Version   
And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
New King James Version   
And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.”
21st Century King James Version   
And if any man say aught unto you, ye shall say, ‘The Lord hath need of them,’ and straightway he will send them.”

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And if any one say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
“And if a man says anything to you, say to him, 'They are needed by Our Lord', and immediately he will send them here.”
Darby Bible Translation   
And if any one say anything to you, ye shall say, The Lord has need of them, and straightway he will send them.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And if any man shall say anything to you, say ye, that the Lord hath need of them: and forthwith he will let them go.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And if any one say aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.”
God's Word   
If anyone says anything to you, tell him that the Lord needs them. That person will send them at once."
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
If anyone says anything to you, you should say that the Lord needs them, and immediately he will send them."
International Standard Version   
If anyone says anything to you, tell him, 'The Lord needs them,' and that person will send them at once."
NET Bible   
If anyone says anything to you, you are to say, 'The Lord needs them,' and he will send them at once."
New American Standard Bible   
"If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord has need of them,' and immediately he will send them."
New International Version   
If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away."
New Living Translation   
If anyone asks what you are doing, just say, 'The Lord needs them,' and he will immediately let you take them."
Webster's Bible Translation   
And if any man shall say aught to you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and immediately he will send them.
Weymouth New Testament   
And if any one says anything to you, say, 'The Master needs them,' and he will at once send them."
The World English Bible   
If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord needs them,' and immediately he will send them."
EasyEnglish Bible   
Someone may ask you, “What are you doing?” Then say, “The Master needs them. He will send them back to you soon.” ’
Young‘s Literal Translation   
and if any one may say anything to you, ye shall say, that the lord hath need of them, and immediately he will send them.'
New Life Version   
If anyone says something to you, say, ‘The Lord needs them.’ He will send them at once.”
Revised Geneva Translation   
“And if anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord has need of them. And immediately he will let them go.”
The Voice Bible   
If anyone tries to stop you, then tell him, “The Master needs these,” and he will send the donkey and foal immediately.
Living Bible   
If anyone asks you what you are doing, just say, ‘The Master needs them,’ and there will be no trouble.”
New Catholic Bible   
If anyone says anything to you, tell them, ‘The Lord needs them.’ Then he will let you have them at once.”
Legacy Standard Bible   
And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and immediately he will send them.”
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And if anyone says anything unto you, ye shall say, The Lord has need of them; and straightway he will send them.
Christian Standard Bible   
If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them at once.”
Amplified Bible © 1954   
If anyone says anything to you, you shall reply, The Lord needs them, and he will let them go without delay.
New Century Version   
If anyone asks you why you are taking the donkeys, say that the Master needs them, and he will send them at once.”
The Message   
When they neared Jerusalem, having arrived at Bethphage on Mount Olives, Jesus sent two disciples with these instructions: “Go over to the village across from you. You’ll find a donkey tethered there, her colt with her. Untie her and bring them to me. If anyone asks what you’re doing, say, ‘The Master needs them!’ He will send them with you.”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
If anyone says anything to you, you are to say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.”
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
· If anyone says anything to you, you are to say, ‘The Lord has need of them.’ And he will send them at once.”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
If anyone says anything to you, just say this, ‘The Lord needs them.’ And he will send them immediately.”
New Matthew Bible   
And if anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord has need of them, and straightaway he will let them go.
Good News Translation®   
And if anyone says anything, tell him, ‘The Master needs them’; and then he will let them go at once.”
Wycliffe Bible   
And if any man say to you any thing, say ye, that the Lord hath need to them; and at once he shall let them go [and anon he shall leave them].
New Testament for Everyone   
And if anyone says anything to you, say, ‘The master needs them, and he’ll send them back straight away.’ ” He sent them off at once.
Contemporary English Version   
If anyone asks why you are doing this, just say, ‘The Lord needs them.’ He will at once let you have the donkeys.”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
If any one says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and he will send them immediately.”
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples ahead telling them, “Go into the village in front of you and you will at once find there an ass tethered, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. Should anyone say anything to you, you are to say, ‘The Lord needs them’, and he will send them immediately.”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
If anyone says anything to you, just say this, ‘The Lord needs them.’ And he will send them immediately.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
If anyone says anything to you, just say this, “The Lord needs them.” And he will send them immediately.’
Common English Bible © 2011   
If anyone says anything to you, say that their master needs them.” He sent them off right away.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
If anyone says anything to you, you should say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and without delay the owner will send them [with you].”
English Standard Version Anglicised   
If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them’, and he will send them at once.”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
And if anyone should say anything to you, reply, ‘The master has need of them.’ Then he will send them at once.”
New American Standard Bible   
And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them on immediately.”
The Expanded Bible   
If anyone asks you ·why you are taking the donkeys [L anything], say that ·the Master [the Lord; or its Owner] needs them, and ·he will send them at once [or the Lord will return it soon; see Mark 11:3].”
Tree of Life Version   
If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Master needs them.’ And right away he will send them.”
Revised Standard Version   
If any one says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them,’ and he will send them immediately.”
New International Reader's Version   
If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them. The owner will send them right away.”
BRG Bible   
And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
Complete Jewish Bible   
If anyone says anything to you, tell him, ‘The Lord needs them’; and he will let them go at once.”
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
If anyone says anything to you, tell him, "The Lord needs them. He will send them back soon." '
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
If anyone says anything to you, just say this, “The Lord needs them.” And he will send them immediately.’
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And if anyone should say to you anything, you say, HaAdon has need of them. And he will send them immediately.
Names of God Bible   
If anyone says anything to you, tell him that the Lord needs them. That person will send them at once.”
Modern English Version   
If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord has need of them.’ And he will send them immediately.”
Easy-to-Read Version   
If anyone asks you why you are taking the donkeys, tell them, ‘The Master needs them. He will send them back soon.’”
International Children’s Bible   
If anyone asks you why you are taking the donkeys, tell him, ‘The Master needs them. He will send them back soon.’”
Lexham English Bible   
And if anyone says anything to you, you will say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.”
New International Version - UK   
If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.’
Disciples Literal New Testament   
And if someone says something to you, you shall say that ‘The Lord has need of them’, and immediately he will send them forth”.