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Matthew 21:2-7 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 2 | Go ye into the town opposite to us, and quickly shall ye find an ass bound, and a colt with her; having loosed, bring to me. | saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them to me. | saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. | |
| 3 | And if any one say to you, Why? ye shall say, That the Lord has need of them; and quickly will he send them. | If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and he will send them at once.” | If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.” | |
| 4 | And the whole of this was, that that spoken by the prophet be completed; saying, | This took place to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet, saying, | This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: | |
| 5 | Say to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy king comes to thee, meek, and mounted upon an ass, and a colt, son of a beast of burden. | “Say to the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.’” | “Say to Daughter Zion, ‘See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’” | |
| 6 | And the disciples, having gone and done as Jesus commanded them, | The disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them. | The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. | |
| 7 | Brought the ass, and colt, and put on them their garments, and he sat over them. | They brought the donkey and the colt and put on them their cloaks, and he sat on them. | They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. | |
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