³¹ If anyone asks you, 'Why are you untying it?' say to him: 'The Lord needs it.'"

¹ > The earth is Yahweh's, with its fullness; The world, and those who dwell therein.

¹⁰ For every animal of the forest is mine, And the cattle on a thousand hills.

¹¹ I know all the birds of the mountains. The wild animals of the field are mine.

¹² If I were hungry, I would not tell you, For the world is mine, and all that is in it.

² saying to them, "Go into the village that is opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Untie them, and bring them to me.

³ If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, 'The Lord needs them,' and immediately he will send them."

³ If anyone asks you, 'Why are you doing this?' say, 'The Lord needs him;' and immediately he will send him back here."

⁴ They went away, and found a young donkey tied at the door outside in the open street, and they untied him.

⁵ Some of those who stood there asked them, "What are you doing, untying the young donkey?"

⁶ They said to them just as Jesus had said, and they let them go.

³⁶ The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ--he is Lord of all--