Luc 19:33

33 Et comme ils détachaient l'ânon, ses maîtres leur dirent: Pourquoi détachez-vous cet ânon?

Luc 19:33 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 19:33

And as they were loosing the colt
In order to bring it away, as Christ bid them:

the owners thereof said unto them, why loose ye the colt?
Mark takes notice of this, but does not tell us who they were, only that they were persons that stood there; but this evangelist informs us who they were: and it seems by this, that there were more owners of the colt than one, which might have made the taking away of the colt the more difficult; since, though one might agree to it, another might not; but Christ, who is God, and has the hearts of all men in his hands, could, as he did, dispose the minds of these men to let the colt go freely, and quietly, with his disciples; (See Gill on Mark 11:5).

Luc 19:33 In-Context

31 Et si quelqu'un vous demande pourquoi vous le détachez, vous lui direz: Parce que le Seigneur en a besoin.
32 Les envoyés s'en allèrent, et trouvèrent comme il leur avait dit.
33 Et comme ils détachaient l'ânon, ses maîtres leur dirent: Pourquoi détachez-vous cet ânon?
34 Et ils répondirent: Le Seigneur en a besoin.
35 Et ils l'amenèrent à Jésus; et ayant mis leurs vêtements sur l'ânon, ils firent monter Jésus dessus.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.