Protestantism
English
And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say, The Lord hath need of him.
and if any one doth question you, Wherefore do ye loose it ? thus ye shall say to him--The Lord hath need of it.'
And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose [it]? thus shall ye say to him, Because the Lord has need of it.
And if any man aske you, why ye loose him, thus shall ye say vnto him, Because the Lord hath neede of him.
And if eny man axe you why that ye loowse him: thus saye vnto him ye lorde hath nede of him.
And if any man asks you, Why do ye untie it? Thus ye will say to him, The Lord has need of it.
And if any man ask you, Why do you loose him? thus shall you say to him, Because the Lord has need of him.
And if any one ask you why you loose him, thus shall you say to him: The Lord has need of him.
And if anyone says to you, Why are you taking him? say, The Lord has need of him.
If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
And if any man ask you, Why ye loose it? thus shall ye say to him, That the Lord hath need of him.
And if anyone asks you, Why do ye loose [him]? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord has need of him.
And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
And if anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’1 you will say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’ ”
- *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
And if anyone asks, Why do you untie it ? You shall say to them, The Lord has need of it.
And if anyone asks you, Why are you untying it? You will say this to him, Because the Lord has need of it.
If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' say to him: 'The Lord needs it.'"
If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' say to him: 'The Lord needs it.'"
If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' say to him: 'The Lord needs it.'"
And if any one ask you, Why are ye loosing it? ye shall say thus, The Lord hath need of it.
And, if anybody asks you ‘Why are you untying it?,’ you are to say this — ‘The Master wants it.’”
And, if anybody asks you ‘Why are you untying it?,’ you are to say this — ‘The Master wants it.’”
And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Rabbi hath need of him.
And, if any one question you—Wherefore are ye loosing him? thus, shall ye say—His Lord, hath, need.
And if any man shall ask you, Why do ye loose him ? thus shall ye say to him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
And, if anybody asks you ‘Why are you untying it?,’ you are to say this — ‘The Master wants it.’”
And if any man ask you, Why do all of you loose him? thus shall all of you say unto him, Because the Lord has need of him.
Catholicism
English
And if any man shall ask you: Why do you loose him? You shall say thus unto him: Because the Lord hath need of his service.
And if anyone will ask you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this to him: ‘Because the Lord has requested its service.’ ”1
- 19:31This is an example of the doctrine of expropriation, in which goods belonging to another can be taken, in some cases of need, without stealing, because all goods belong first and foremost to the Lord.(Conte)