King James Bible
KJVAnd if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
Translation Comparison
Luke 19:31
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The verse Luke 19:31 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.
| Translation | Verse Text | Copy |
|---|---|---|
King James BibleKJV | And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him. | |
American Standard VersionASV | And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say, The Lord hath need of him. | |
Douay Rheims BibleDRB | And if any man shall ask you: Why do you loose him? you shall say thus unto him: Because the Lord hath need of his service. | |
Darby Bible TranslationDBT | And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose it? thus shall ye say to him, Because the Lord has need of it. | |
English Revised VersionERV | And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say, The Lord hath need of him. | |
Webster Bible TranslationWBT | And if any man shall ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say to him, Because the Lord hath need of him. | |
World English BibleWEB | If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' say to him: 'The Lord needs it.'| | |
Young's Literal TranslationYLT | and if any one doth question you, Wherefore do ye loose it? thus ye shall say to him — The Lord hath need of it.' | |
American King James VersionAKJV | And if any man ask you, Why do you loose him? thus shall you say to him, Because the Lord has need of him. | |
Weymouth New TestamentWNT | And if any one asks you, 'Why are you untying the colt?' simply say, 'The Master needs it.'| |
American Standard Version
ASVAnd if any one ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say, The Lord hath need of him.
Douay Rheims Bible
DRBAnd if any man shall ask you: Why do you loose him? you shall say thus unto him: Because the Lord hath need of his service.
Darby Bible Translation
DBTAnd if any one ask you, Why do ye loose it? thus shall ye say to him, Because the Lord has need of it.
English Revised Version
ERVAnd if any one ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say, The Lord hath need of him.
Webster Bible Translation
WBTAnd if any man shall ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say to him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
World English Bible
WEBIf anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' say to him: 'The Lord needs it.'|
Young's Literal Translation
YLTand if any one doth question you, Wherefore do ye loose it? thus ye shall say to him — The Lord hath need of it.'
American King James Version
AKJVAnd if any man ask you, Why do you loose him? thus shall you say to him, Because the Lord has need of him.
Weymouth New Testament
WNTAnd if any one asks you, 'Why are you untying the colt?' simply say, 'The Master needs it.'|
King James Bible
KJVAnd if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
American Standard Version
ASVAnd if any one ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say, The Lord hath need of him.
Douay Rheims Bible
DRBAnd if any man shall ask you: Why do you loose him? you shall say thus unto him: Because the Lord hath need of his service.
Darby Bible Translation
DBTAnd if any one ask you, Why do ye loose it? thus shall ye say to him, Because the Lord has need of it.
English Revised Version
ERVAnd if any one ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say, The Lord hath need of him.
Webster Bible Translation
WBTAnd if any man shall ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say to him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
World English Bible
WEBIf anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' say to him: 'The Lord needs it.'|
Young's Literal Translation
YLTand if any one doth question you, Wherefore do ye loose it? thus ye shall say to him — The Lord hath need of it.'
American King James Version
AKJVAnd if any man ask you, Why do you loose him? thus shall you say to him, Because the Lord has need of him.
Weymouth New Testament
WNTAnd if any one asks you, 'Why are you untying the colt?' simply say, 'The Master needs it.'|