Luke 19:31
If anyone asks you,‘Why are you untying it?’ just say,‘The Lord needs it.’”
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- Ps 24:1 : 1 A psalm of David. The LORD owns the earth and all it contains, the world and all who live in it.
- Ps 50:10-12 : 10 For every wild animal in the forest belongs to me, as well as the cattle that graze on a thousand hills. 11 I keep track of every bird in the hills, and the insects of the field are mine. 12 Even if I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and all it contains belong to me.
- Matt 21:2-3 : 2 telling them,“Go to the village ahead of you. Right away you will find a donkey tied there, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, you are to say,‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.”
- Mark 11:3-6 : 3 If anyone says to you,‘Why are you doing this?’ say,‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here soon.’” 4 So they went and found a colt tied at a door, outside in the street, and untied it. 5 Some people standing there said to them,“What are you doing, untying that colt?” 6 They replied as Jesus had told them, and the bystanders let them go.
- Acts 10:36 : 36 You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, proclaiming the good news of peace through Jesus Christ(he is Lord of all)–
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1 The Triumphal Entry Now as they approached Jerusalem, near Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples
2 and said to them,“Go to the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden. Untie it and bring it here.
3 If anyone says to you,‘Why are you doing this?’ say,‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here soon.’”
4 So they went and found a colt tied at a door, outside in the street, and untied it.
5 Some people standing there said to them,“What are you doing, untying that colt?”
6 They replied as Jesus had told them, and the bystanders let them go.
7 Then they brought the colt to Jesus, threw their cloaks on it, and he sat on it.
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1 The Triumphal Entry Now when they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples,
2 telling them,“Go to the village ahead of you. Right away you will find a donkey tied there, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me.
3 If anyone says anything to you, you are to say,‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.”
4 This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:
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6 So the disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them.
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32 So those who were sent ahead found it exactly as he had told them.
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35 Then they brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt, and had Jesus get on it.
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