And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.

[A Psalm of David.] The earth {is} the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

For every beast of the forest {is} mine, {and} the cattle upon a thousand hills.

Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose {them}, and bring {them} unto me.

The word which {God} sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)

And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?

When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,