Luke 19:33

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

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WEBBE

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

BSB

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

ASV

And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?

BBE

And when they were getting the young ass, the owners of it said to them, Why are you taking the young ass?

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λυόντων luontōn When are untying G3089 δὲ de then G1161 αὐτῶν autōn they G846 τὸν ton the G3588 πῶλον pōlon colt G4454 εἶπαν eipan said G2036 οἱ hoi the G3588 κύριοι kurioi masters G2962 αὐτοῦ autou of it G846 πρὸς pros to G4314 αὐτούς autous them G846 τί ti Why G5101 λύετε luete untie you G3089 τὸν ton the G3588 πῶλον; pōlon colt G4454

The early church

They who had tied the ass are struck dumb, because of the greatness of His mighty power, and are unable to resist the words of the Saviour; for "the Lord" is a name of majesty, and as a King was He about to come in the sight of all the people.
Titus of Bostra · d. 378Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
Those men who were directed, when they were loosing the colt, did not use their own words, but spoke as Jesus had told them, that you may know that not by their own words, but the word of God, not in their own name but in Christ's, they implanted the faith among the Gentile nations; and by the command of God the hostile powers ceased, which claimed to themselves the obedience of the Gentiles.
Cyril of Alexandria · d. 444Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 28–40

Christ has dominion over all creatures, and may use them as he pleases. He has all men's hearts both under his eye and in his hand. Christ's triumphs, and his disciples' joyful praises, vex proud Pharisees, who are enemies to him and to his kingdom. But Christ, as he despises the contempt of the proud, so he accepts the praises of the humble. Pharisees would silence the praises of Christ, but they cannot; for as God can out of stones raise up children unto Abraham, and turn the stony heart to himself, so he can bring praise out of the mouths of children. And what will be the feelings of men when the Lord returns in glory to judge the world!

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Matthew 21:6Mark 11:4–6

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.