King James Version
Read in contextAnd 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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And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.
If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' say to him: 'The Lord needs it.'"
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.'
If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”