²⁸And after he^* had said these things, he traveled on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. ²⁹And it happened that when he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, to the hill^g called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples, ³⁰saying, ‘Go into the village in front of you, in which as you^* enter you will find a colt tied, on which no person has ever^h sat, and untie it and^* bring it.^* ³¹And if anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’^* you will say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’ ”

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Footnotes

*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had said”) which is understood as temporal
gOr “mountain”
*Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“enter”) which is understood as temporal
hLiterally “no one of men ever”
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“untie”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, saying, “Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’ ”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it.’ ”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. As he approached Bethphage and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of the disciples and said, “Go into the village ahead of you. As you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say this: ‘The Lord needs it.’ ”

NLTNew Living Translation

After telling this story, Jesus went on toward Jerusalem, walking ahead of his disciples. As he came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives, he sent two disciples ahead. “Go into that village over there,” he told them. “As you enter it, you will see a young donkey tied there that no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying that colt?’ just say, ‘The Lord needs it.’ ”

KJV 1900King James Version

And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem. And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither. And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.

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