Mark 11 · Verse 3

Mark 11:3

And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.
Mark 11:3, King James Version

Mark 11:3 in other translations

BSBIf anyone asks, ‘Why are you doing this?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it and will return it shortly.’”
WEBIf anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ say, ‘The Lord needs him;’ and immediately he will send him back here.”
ASVAnd if any one say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye, The Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him back hither.
YLTand if any one may say to you, Why do ye this? say ye that the lord hath need of it, and immediately he will send it hither.'
DARBYAnd if any one say to you, Why do ye this? say, The Lord has need of it; and straightway he sends it hither.
BBEAnd if anyone says to you, Why are you doing this? say, The Lord has need of him and will send him back straight away.
WebsterAnd if any man shall say to you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and immediately he will send him hither.

What does Mark 11:3 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 3.

(q) "need of him" Acts 17:25

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 And straightway he will send him hither - From the text, I think it is exceedingly plain, that our Lord did not beg, but borrow, the colt; therefore the latter clause of this verse should be understood as the promise of returning him. Is not the proper translation the following? And if any one say to you, Why do ye this? Say, the Lord hath need of him, and will speedily send him back hither - και ευθεως αυτον αποστελλει ὡδε. Some eminent critics take the same view of the passage.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 11:1-11

The barren fig-tree cursed, The temple cleansed. (12-18) Prayer in faith. (19-26) The priests and elders questioned concerning John the Baptist. (27-33) Verses 1-11 Christ's coming into Jerusalem thus remarkably, shows that he was not afraid of the power and malice of his enemies. This would encourage his disciples who were full of fear. Also, that he was not disquieted at the thoughts of his approaching sufferings…

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Mark 11:3 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
ἐάνeanifG1437
τιςtisanyoneG5100
ὑμῖνhuminto youG4771
εἴπῃ·eipēmay say;G2036
τίtiWhyG5101
ποιεῖτεpoieiteare you doingG4160
τοῦτο;toutothis?’G3778
εἴπατεeipatedo sayG2036
ὁhotheG3588
κύριοςkuriosLordG2962
αὐτοῦautouof itG846
χρείανchreianneedG5532
ἔχει,echeihas,G2192
καὶkaiandG2532
εὐθὺςeuthussoonG2112
αὐτὸνautonitG846
ἀποστέλλειapostelleiHe sendsG649
ὧδε.hōdehere.G5602

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 11:3

  • 2 Corinthians 8:9

    For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

  • Hebrews 2:7-9

    Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet. For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that is not put under him. But now we see not yet all things put under him. But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

  • Acts 17:25

    Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

  • Mark 14:15

    And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.

  • Acts 10:36

    The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)

  • Acts 1:24

    And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,

  • Psalms 24:1

    A Psalm of David. The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

  • Psalms 110:3

    Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.

  • 1 Chronicles 29:12-18

    Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name. But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee. For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding. …

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that.
Ps 24:1; Ac 10:36; 17:25; 2Co 8:9; Heb 2:7-9
and straightway.
14:15; 1Ch 29:12-18; Ps 110:3; Ac 1:24

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Context

  • Mark 11:2

    And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.

  • Mark 11:3

    And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.

  • Mark 11:4

    And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.

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Mark 11:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y si alguien os dijere: ¿Por qué hacéis eso? decid que el Señor lo ha menester: y luego lo enviará acá.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et si quelqu’un vous dit: Pourquoi faites-vous cela? dites: Le Seigneur en a besoin; et aussitôt il l’enverra ici.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und wenn jemand zu euch sagt: Warum tut ihr dies? so saget: Der Herr bedarf seiner; und alsbald sendet er es hierher.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et si quis vobis dixerit: Quid facitis? dicite, quia Domino necessarius est: et continuo illum dimittet huc.