Bible Strands
Luke 19:34
“The Lord needs it,” they answered.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The colt’s owners answer the disciples’ question about untying the animal by stating that the Lord requires it, immediately before leading the colt to Jesus. The words — κύριος (kurios) means “Lord” and χρείαν (chreian) means “need,” forming the literal claim that the Lord has a requirement for the colt. The thread — The text places this exchange directly between the owners’ inquiry and the disciples’ action, fulfilling the prophetic pattern in Zechariah 9:9 and aligning with the later realization described in John 12:16. Why it lands — A reader must recognize that Jesus exercises immediate authority over property and circumstance, demanding compliance before full understanding is granted.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And they said, The Lord hath need of him.
Cross-references
- Zechariah 9:9 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
- John 10:35 If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—
- John 12:16 At first His disciples did not understand these things, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him, and they realized that these very things had also been written about Him.
- 2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.