Matthew 21:3
And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And if any man say ought unto you,.... As, what business have you with the ass and colt? why do you loose them? as certain persons, the owners of them did, as Mark and Luke relate;
ye shall say, the…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
The Lord hath need of them - This means no more than the “master” has need of them. The word “Lord” often means no more than “master” as opposed to servant, Mat 10:24; Eph 6:5; 1Pe 3:5-6. The word is…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
The account leads to the inference that the owner of the ass was an adherent of Jesus who had perhaps not yet declared himself. The number of such secret followers was probably very large.
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