Luke 19:34

34 They replied, “The Lord needs it.”

Luke 19:34 in Other Translations

34 And they said, The Lord hath need of him.

34 And they said, "The Lord has need of it."

34 And the disciples simply replied, “The Lord needs it.”

34 They said, "His Master needs him."

34 "The Lord needs it," they said.

Luke 19:34 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 19:34

And they said, the Lord hath need of him.
] Or, our Lord, as the above versions in verse 31 (Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic). They used the words Christ directed them to, and it had the effect he said it would; for the owners both let them go, and the colt with them directly; (See Gill on Matthew 21:6) and (See Gill on Mark 11:6).

Luke 19:34 In-Context

32 Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them.

33 As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?”

34 They replied, “The Lord needs it.”

35 They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it.

36 As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road.